| Paranormal investigating has been performed since the | | | | websites, books, and associations completely |
| late 19th century with the formation of the Society for | | | | dedicated to the audio phenomena. |
| Psychical Research (SPR). Much of the procedures | | | | The next sparks that seemed to push technology |
| performed in those days can still be found in | | | | even further into the paranormal investigation |
| paranormal investigations today. The members of the | | | | happened in the 1980's. It happened in two parts. First |
| SPR would interview witnesses, gather information, | | | | was the movie "Ghostbusters" which further inspired |
| and keep well organized records of each incident. | | | | the use of technology in paranormal investigations and |
| There was however, no EMF detectors, EVP | | | | study. It brought about the idea that a ghost could be |
| recordings, or any other electrical ghost hunting device | | | | detected and even caught with the right technological |
| you may have seen or heard about modern | | | | equipment. We still do not know how or even if a |
| paranormal investigators using. The use of technology | | | | ghost can actually be trapped but we do believe we |
| gradually found it's way into the paranormal field over | | | | can detect ghosts with the use of EMF detectors and |
| the past century. | | | | finding unusual cold spots with the use of non contact |
| The first individual to use current technology during a | | | | thermal gauges which leads us to the second part. At |
| paranormal investigation was actually once a member | | | | the end of the 80's technology began to advance to |
| of the SPR himself in 1920. Harry Price, during his | | | | the point in which most people were able to afford |
| ghostly investigations he would use equipment such as | | | | their own technological equipment which they could |
| a camera with film to capture pictures of apparitions, | | | | use in their own paranormal investigations. |
| electronic bells that were used as motion detectors, | | | | Today ghost hunting has grown very popular. Their are |
| and measuring tools such as string and measuring tape | | | | all kinds of tools people use now for paranormal |
| much like modern ghost hunters use. Even though | | | | investigations. Some tools I haven't mentioned yet are |
| many are skeptical of his work and have also | | | | the electrostatic Generator, tone generator, and |
| suspected him of fraud, he has seemed to create the | | | | infrared motion detectors. The latest boost in |
| foundation of which modern paranormal investigations | | | | paranormal interest is due to the recent increase in |
| have evolved from. | | | | documentaries and television programs that focus on |
| The next technological step taken in which helped | | | | ghost hunting and the paranormal. This continuing rise |
| form the modern paranormal investigation happened in | | | | of interest may be beneficial to the paranormal |
| 1959 When Fredrich Gurgenson discovered Electronic | | | | community in which it will be more likely for further |
| Voice Phenomena while he was tape recording bird | | | | discoveries of the paranormal to surface. The main |
| songs. He began to make many recordings of EVP | | | | objective in paranormal investigating is(or should be)to |
| and later wrote a couple of books called Voices from | | | | attempt to learn all we can about the paranormal |
| the Universe, and Breakthrough. Because of the | | | | mysteries that are apart of our world. |
| tremendous discovery by Gurgenson there are | | | | |