Samuel Renshaw

Samuel Renshaw

The work of the U.S. psychologist Samuel Renshaw (1892 - 1981) became famous for a short period of time during World War II when he taught soldiers to identify enemy aircraft in a split second. He generally worked with fast-reading and enhancing the latent ability of the mind. He believed that most people used only one-fifth of their available mind-power to process information. By using methods of flashing pages he produced students who could read upwards of 1,200 to 1,400 words per minute.

Robert A. Heinlein depicted the technique in several of his works, including "Citizen of the Galaxy" (1957) and "Gulf" (1949). His FAQ cited an article in the "Saturday Evening Post" for April 17th, 24th, and May 1st 1948, “You’re Not As Smart As You Could Be.” [“Heinlein’s Fan Mail Solution” by Kevin Kelly http://kk.org/ct2/2008/09/heinleins-fan-mail-solution.php]

External links

* [http://www.enter.net/~torve/critics/Renshaw/renshaw.htm Renshaw and the Tachistoscope] (circa 1955)

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