REVIEW OF INFORMATION ON HAZARDS TO PERSONNEL FROM HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
Healer, J., Pollack, H. · 1967
Military researchers identified biological effects from RF radiation in 1967, decades before widespread consumer wireless adoption.
Plain English Summary
This 1967 military review examined foreign and domestic research on biological effects of electromagnetic radiation to establish safety criteria for personnel. The focus was on high-frequency radiation below 300 MHz, particularly the 3-30 MHz range used in military communications. This represents one of the earliest comprehensive evaluations of RF radiation health effects.
Why This Matters
This military review from 1967 is historically significant because it represents one of the first systematic attempts to evaluate RF radiation health risks for human exposure. The science demonstrates that concerns about electromagnetic radiation effects existed decades before cell phones became ubiquitous. What makes this particularly relevant today is that the frequency range examined (3-30 MHz) overlaps with modern AM radio broadcasts and some industrial heating applications that people encounter daily. The reality is that military researchers were already documenting biological effects from RF radiation over 50 years ago, yet public awareness of these risks remains limited. This early recognition by defense agencies suggests the potential health implications of electromagnetic radiation were understood long before consumer wireless technologies flooded the market.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Show BibTeX
@article{review_of_information_on_hazards_to_personnel_from_high_frequency_electromagneti_g6010,
author = {Healer and J. and Pollack and H.},
title = {REVIEW OF INFORMATION ON HAZARDS TO PERSONNEL FROM HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION},
year = {1967},
}