Christopher Bird (May 11, 1928 - May 2, 1996) became a science journalist after serving in the U.S. Army. His special field of interest was unconventional scientific phenomena. He served as vice president of the Planetary Association for Clean Energy (PACE). His works included:

• The Secret Life of Plants (co-authored with Peter Tompkins, 1973) ISBN 0-06-091587-0
• Nikola Tesla: Great Scientist, Forgotten Genius (with Oliver Nichelson, 1977)
• The Divining Hand: The Art of Searching for Water, Oil, Minerals, and Other Natural Resources or Anything Lost Missing, or Badly Needed (1979) ISBN 0-924608-16-1 (A history of dowsing)
• Secrets of the Soil: New Solutions for Restoring our Planet (with Peter Tompkins, 1989) ISBN 1-890693-24-3
• The Trial and Persecution of Gaston Naessens (originally: The Galileo of the Microscope, 1991)

Bird travelled widely and spoke many languages, among them Russian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Serbo-Croat. He had degrees in botany and Eastern Studies.

He was born in Norwood, Massachusetts and died in Blairsville, Georgia.

References

• Ralph W. Moss (1996). Obituary: Christopher Bird. The Cancer Chronicles 32-33.

External links

• Planetary Association for Clean Energy (PACE)