Leonora Piper (née Symonds, 1857–1950) was a famous trance medium in the area of Spiritualism. Piper was the subject of intense interest and investigation by American and British psychic research associations during the early 20th century, most notably William James and the Society for Psychical Research.
Science writer and mathematician Martin Gardner dismissed Piper as a "clever charlatan" and wrote two essays detailing mundane techniques she may have used to misrepresent her abilities.
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