PROCEEDINGS OF THIRD ANNUAL TRI-SERVICE CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MICROWAVE RADIATING EQUIPMENTS
Dr. Charles Susskind · 1959
Military researchers were studying microwave biological effects in organized conferences by 1959, decades before consumer wireless technology emerged.
Plain English Summary
This 1959 technical report documented the Third Annual Tri-Service Conference on Biological Effects of Microwave Radiating Equipment, bringing together military researchers to discuss microwave health effects. The conference represented early government recognition that microwave radiation from radar and communication systems could impact human biology. This document captures the state of microwave bioeffects research during the Cold War era when military applications drove scientific inquiry.
Why This Matters
This 1959 conference report represents a pivotal moment in EMF health research history. At a time when microwave technology was rapidly expanding for military radar and communication systems, the U.S. military services were already convening annual conferences specifically focused on biological effects. The reality is that concerns about microwave health effects aren't new - they've been documented in government circles for over six decades.
What makes this particularly significant is the timing. This was 1959, long before cell phones, WiFi, or most consumer microwave devices existed. Yet military researchers were already gathering evidence that microwave radiation could affect biological systems. The science demonstrates that awareness of potential microwave health risks has existed in official circles far longer than most people realize, even as consumer exposure has exploded exponentially since then.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 60 min/day at 3, 5 and 7 days per week
Study Details
To investigate the biological effects of microwave energy at 200 megacycles upon the eyes of selected mammals
Experiments conducted with guinea pigs, dogs, sheep and mice exposed to microwave energy at 200 mega...
No ocular changes were found in guinea pigs, dogs, sheep and mice when exposed to microwave energy a...
No ocular changes were observed in the tested mammals under the experimental conditions. The results suggest that exposure to 200 megacycle microwave radiation at the tested power densities did not cause detectable ocular damage in guinea pigs, dogs, sheep or mice.
Show BibTeX
@article{proceedings_of_third_annual_tri_service_conference_on_biological_effects_of_micr_g4739,
author = {Dr. Charles Susskind},
title = {PROCEEDINGS OF THIRD ANNUAL TRI-SERVICE CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MICROWAVE RADIATING EQUIPMENTS},
year = {1959},
}