The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-23
OLIVER LODGE IN AMERICATO TELL OF SPIRITUALISM Great English Scientist Is Firmly Convinced Of New Ideas. Books On Subject Axe
 Popular In England Lodge One of Foremost
 Physicists of Modern
 Times.

Sir Oliver Lodge, the world fa- nous scientist, who has just arrived in this country for the purpose of making a brief lecture tour, has se- lected for his opening subjects: '@The Reality of the Unseen," ''The Evi dence for Survival" and '"The Des- tiny of Man." In these lectures Sir Oliver will deal with the latest de- velopments in psychical research. La ter on he will deliver two lectures on physical science, entitled, "The Ether oH Space'' and ''The Structure of An Atom,' or Recent Discoveries in Physics"
 The eminent scientist, it may be added, has been associated with the English Society for Psychical Re- search for more than twenty-five years, and is foremost among purely scientific investigators who have en- vdeavored to supply a conclusive an- swer to those great questions of the ages; After death, what? Can the dead communicate with the living?" Having made a profound study of spirit phenomena, he has become convinced that spirit communication and human survival beyond the grave can be scientifically proved.
 Sir Oliver Lodge is now in his sixty eighth year. He is a man of impressive appearance, being over six feet in height, of large build and looking every inch a savant.
 Born at Penkul1, in Staffordshire, the son of a physician of limited means, he was destined for 8 business career. After a. preliminary educa- hon at the local grammer school, he went into 8. business office at the age of fourteen.
 An ambitious lad, he attended a night school and economiZed in every detail in order to buy books; en- countering all the hardships of the youth bent on acquiring an education with scanty means to compass the ad- vantages. So great was his love for science, however, that he prepared himself for the matriculatton exam ination of the University ofsLondon, and for the intermediate examination in science, eventually taking first honors in physics.
 In 1872 Oliver Lodge gave up the idea of business life, and entered the University College, London, in order to perfect himself in mathematics and continue his scientific studies without interruption. At the age Of 26 he took the degree of Doctor of Science.
 In 1881 he was elected first Pro- lessor of Physics at the newly found ed University of Liverpool. In 1887 l he became a Fellow of the Royal So- l ciety. In 1888 he received the hon. orary degree of L. L. D., from the 1 Universi@> of St. Andrews, Scotland 1 Since then he has received an ever 1 increasing number of honors iron
 learned bodies in Great Britain ant 1 other countries. He was knighted il l 1902.
 | During his brilliant career, Sil | Oliver Lodge has undertaken re search work and has made discov
 cries that have placed him amoni | the foremost physicists of moder,
 times. This is especially true of nj | discoveries in electrical phenomena l In the early years of the investigation | Of electro magnetic waves he wa
 ever to the fore, devising modes O
 creating and detecting the waves, in
 Vestigating their properties, an l spreading far and wide a knowledg
 of the new wonder.
 Among his most brilliant discov
 cries was that of the "cohersr" fo
 detecting the waves. With this detec
 tor he devised the first practice
 wireless telegraph, sending signal
 over distance of several hundre
 yards. This was all pioneer work done before Marconi took up the sub 3ect, that Marconi undoubtedly bull l upon the foundation which Lodg
 had laid.
 About two years ago he created
 sensation throughout the world b
 the publication of his psychical worl
 
 which more than 100000 copies hay
 been sold in England and in tn
 country.
 = In this book. Sir Oliver has de
 scribed how he was able to con
 municate with his son, Captain Ra,
 mond Lodge, who died on the battle l,field during the recent war.
 It should be added that Sir Olive
 Lodge has distinctly asserted that h
 psychical Investigations have had r
 connection with any religious oue
 tion or with spiritualism in the usa,
 sense of the term. He believes in;
 spirit phenomena, like other natur : phenomena, should be investigate
 from a purely scientific point of vie, - His revelations, he insists, have bee Il i tested with all the scientific rig, that is applied to the measurab n , discoveries of the life beyond wi- d the calmness of scientific man. di r cussing cubes.
 g In summing up his conclusions. s d Oliver recently said: After trviy many hypotheses, I have been r u duced by evidence to admit il u u simple fact that it is possible, und o certain circumstances, to hold co - verse with or to receive messag IT from those who recently lived on tf IT planet, in spite of the fact that tn Il they have lost their customary mea le of manifestation.
 lls 'tIn reaching this conclusion I flu, ;- admit that 1t is a momentous q 70 cision, and one which if genera Id accepted must have profound cons
 quences for the human race In ia - +the demonstration, if sound, is D, g. gnant with human destiny'' r1s Can the dead communicate wi ,u ~ the living? "Yes," answers Sir O sri yer Lodge. "I make this asserti ii. on definite scientific grounds I knc } that certain departed friends of mi - still exist because I have talked wi l them as I could converse through s. telephone with someone at a distan, q Being men of cultivated mind. tn l,