about

As a child, Bob’s interests included astronomy, engineering, constructing things, and music (keyboards and stand-up bass, and later electric bass guitar, which he played professionally for years). He enjoyed nature, hiking, rafting, and camping with his brothers and his friends.

From 1963-1968, Bob attended UCLA, where he received a B.A. in Mathematics. On his own, he studied physics, and voraciously read everything he could find on the subject. Beyond what he read, his understanding of the nature of energies and their interactions on every level was extraordinary. He was very intuitive in his thinking, and his mind could visualize down to subatomic levels with great clarity. He fluently drew many diagrams which he supported with detailed descriptions and explanations that supported theories he developed.

1974 – Bob chose to live in the relatively mountainous and remote area of Hayfork, California, where he built himself a cabin. His brother, Steve, did the same. He enjoyed country life, and had a garden and even some farm animals. Bob got married to a woman (who had a child from a previous relationship), but the marriage was short-lived. Although Bob enjoyed the company of others, he was predominantly involved with his studies. Yet he also enjoyed listening to and playing music, and became a member of a local band, called Friends, which played in bars on weekends.

He was an avid reader, and was predominantly drawn to scientific information. Being unique himself, he sought out people who were often unusual and creative, ones who stimulated and inspired him. One of these people was Leroy Cook, a man he met in Hayfork, where they were neighbors. Leroy was immersed in the engineering of alien technologies, and was greatly interested in aliens themselves. This was when Bob’s interest was first piqued by “the how” of UFO phenomena, particularly the workings of anti-gravity devices.

Together, Bob and Leroy constructed a nearly four-foot diameter flying saucer that operated using a magnetic propulsion system. However, this device was short-lived, for when they turned it on, it disappeared! This experience further sparked Bob’s interest in physics, which never waned. He read everything available on the subject, and developing new theories of physics became his life’s passion.

From 1974-1978 – Bob delved into the work of George Van Tassel, who had been an employee of both Hughes Aircraft and Lockheed Aircraft companies. Van Tassel was very interested in alien spacecraft, and in time travel.  Van Tassel wrote several books on all things alien, and also published a newsletter, which Bob read with great enthusiasm. George also gave lectures and did channeling on many subjects. He was said to have communicated with aliens who shared their technologies with him. Bob heard him speak, and also met with him a few times, and their stimulating discussions further peaked Bob’s interests.

George Adamski, founder of the George Adamski Foundation, claimed to have photographed spaceships originating from other planets, met with friendly aliens, and went on flights with them. He was the first, and most famous, of the contactees of the 1950s. Adamski authored three books that described his meetings with aliens, and his travels with them aboard their spaceships: Flying Saucers Have Landed (co-written with Desmond Leslie), Inside the Space Ships, and Flying Saucers Farewell. These books further amplified Bob’s interest in aliens and space travel.

Bob attended UFO conferences annually in Laughlin, NV, where he was exposed to the latest information on aliens and spacecraft, paying particular interest to their technology.

It was in 1980 when Bob first met Marcel Vogel. How he heard about Marcel is a story in itself. Bob was driving down a highway in southern California, and an actual spaceship landed not more than 100′ from his car. He could not get his car to move forward, so he just watched and waited. A tall, thin female being disembarked from the ship and approached his car. It was a tall, thin female. She spoke to Bob, telling him to go see Marcel Vogel. And so he did.

Marcel Vogel was one of the most prolific inventors in IBM’s history, holding over 140 patent disclosures in the fields of liquid crystals, fluorescent compounds, and computer hard drive coatings. Marcel eventually left IBM to create his own laboratory, P.R.I., located in San Jose, CA, where he could research new technologies, including the use of specially cut and programmed quartz crystals to alter the structure of water.

Bob repeatedly visited Marcel, and developed a solid relationship with him. In these visits, Marcel taught Bob an indispensable skill, the ability to access higher (other dimensional) information, which Bob utilized throughout the remainder of his life.

It was at Marcel’s lab that Bob met Jennét Grover, Marcel’s director of operations. A strong friendship and working relationship were forged, extending through jobs and enterprises from that date forward. The alliance formed between Bob and Jennét lasted for 33 years, until Bob passed away.

At Jennét’s suggestion, Bob was hired to work at P.R.I., Marcel Vogel’s laboratory, where he remained from 1986-1988, analyzing and interpreting Marcel’s research results, and having long talks together.

In 1988, Lynn (Buck) Charlson, of the Durance Corporation, a research organization, met Bob at Marcel’s Lab, and hired him as his scientific advisor. Buck Charlson held the patent for the development of hydraulic systems. Several years later, Buck created a non-profit, the Life Science Foundation, where Bob worked as a scientific consultant and also became a member of the Board of Directors. After Marcel Vogel died, Bob had Charlson hire Jennét, who served as editor-in-chief for the papers Bob wrote while he was working for Charlson over the course of 12 years. Jennét worked for Charlson for 3-1/2 years, but then Bob left, and Jennét soon followed suit. Several months later, Charlson convinced Bob to come back, but Bob changed the terms of his employment so that he only had to be in Minnesota for one week per month. Bob had Jennét reinstated, but this time she was able to work out of her home in Livermore, Colorado, 28 miles northwest of Ft. Collins, where Bob also settled. and where the two purchased a piece of property together and built houses for themselves. This working arrangement lasted almost six years, until Buck Charlson died in 2004.

While at LSF, Bob worked and conferred with Dr. Norm Shealy, neurosurgeon, inventor of the T.E.N.S. unit, and founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, Dr. William “Bill” Tiller, professor emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University, and founder of the William A. Tiller Institute for Psychoenergetic Science, and Muharrem Gökçen, M.D., a rheumatologist and Medical Fellow Specialist for the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, who developed a cure for cancer that was simple, non-toxic, and effective, but which pharmaceutical companies preferred to bury.

In 2017, LSF morphed into Charlson Meadows Retreat Center, and in 2018, Bob relinquished his position on its Board of Directors, as its direction digressed from science research.

Bob was published in Marcel Vogel’s P.R.I. newsletter several times, and also in the Journal of Atlantis. His speaking engagements included Nevada City (outside of Lake Tahoe), NV, and others. Bob was not a fan of public speaking, and preferred to talk to individuals or very small groups, where he could more specifically answer questions and share information one-on-one. People who engaged with him at this level found it almost impossible to separate from the fascinating conversation, and often stayed over at his home for days at a time. Bob was incredibly knowledgeable on almost any topic, but particularly on “new” science.

Robert William Crane, aka Bob Crane, aka Uncle Bob, passed away on February 9th, 2018.

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Bob was always quiet and introspective. Although he was a gentle giant, you always felt his strength and power, especially when he spoke. His intellect was far beyond the average man’s.  He has always had great intelligence and a strong will.Peggy Crane (sister)

Bob was my guiding light and substitute parent during childhood, adolescence, and beyond. He is like the Buddha…Bob is equipped with an all-seeing eye, and was incredibly kind. I remember him, often hearing his voice telling me about the invisible secrets of physics. The Gemini brain [Bob was a Gemini] is very complex, and can take on a wide and vast variety of dual personalities, one very open and wise, the other very closed and hidden. He has been leading me down the path to enlightenment throughout my entire life. Enlightenment is one of his middle names.

I became fully aware that Bob had a way with people very much in tune with the earth, and a manner of speaking which is in tune with the universe. He was both light-hearted and deeply aware at the same time. He had an amazing mind.

My conversations with him were very brief, but always rewarding, as he brought forth a vast amount of insights, especially into the unseen dimensions that surround us. His stoic honesty and insight are rare amongst humans.

What an amazing scientist and visionary; he was such an advanced physicist. I’m certain Bob was one of the greatest living scientists. i hope that the world will someday live up to his ideas, which were extensions of Tesla and beyond. The Buddha, Shiva, and the like were manifest in his soul, and he was directly connected to a civilization we cannot see. He was a great teacher for me then, as he has been always.David Crane (brother)

John H. Reed, M.D.– President, World Institute for Scientific Exploration

I was honored to be able to meet and talk with Bob in 2017. I am thankful to have been able to receive a small part of his knowledge and wisdom in the precious time I was able to spend with him and Jennét.

Daniel Taylor – biophysicist and researcher in subtle energies.  Having studied the work of Marcel Vogel, John Reed, and I were elated at the opportunity to meet Bob Crane and Jennét Grover!

Bob kept us literally spellbound, beyond Time and Space! Bob’s insights and reflections, from a lifetime devoted to Physics, seamlessly accounted for the ordinary (gravity) to the extraordinary (antigravity), without a wrinkle. I have seen and heard many solo attempts at “unification theories,” but Bob orchestrated a Symphony of Thought on that magical night that still reverberates in my ears.

Nancy de Young – shaman, author:

His answers were insightful, and there wasn’t any subject to which he couldn’t respond. His knowledge and presence have been an inspired gift to this world.

Cat McEwen and Jim Gantenbein – a lawyer and paralegal, respectively, and friends.

Bob was wise, gentle, and yet provocative. His telepathy was profound. What an amazing person to be around. I’m seldom speechless, but cannot express how full he made me feel.

Carol Thomas – energy worker and friend, who met Bob at Marcel’s lab:

It is rare that a SPIRIT like his comes along in the third dimension.

Lanna Mingo – worked at Marcel’s lab: We had so many wonderful adventures and experiences at PRI (the lab) with Marcel. It was an exploration into ideas beyond our wildest dreams, like children playing with imagination and creating a magical world.

Elizabeth Fuller, Ph.D.- psychologist, writer, and friend:

Bob tapped into the Universe, and accessed the “light” of subtle energies.

Karen Windchild – jennét’s  cousin, painter, sculptor, clay worker, teacher.

He was clearly a great intellect, and an extraordinary being.

Nancy Nelson – former Director the Life Science Foundation, now known as Charlson Meadows, board member for both. Bob was a research scientist, and on the board of directors for both: Bob was a gentle man. He was thoughtful in the sense that he was a deep thinker, and when he spoke, he often brought a new perspective to a situation.

David/Gisela Ham and Christa Dinwoodie: We think of Bob Crane as a brilliant scientist and thoughtful friend. Rather reticent, but he would often surprise us with a good sense of humor.

jennét:

I met “Uncle” Bob at Marcel Vogel’s research laboratory in San Jose, California in 1985, where I was working. I assumed he was a refrigerator repairman, until I witnessed his interactions with Marcel. Originally, I thought Marcel was going to be my sole and primary teacher, but after that meeting with Bob and Marcel, I knew that although Marcel was and would continue to be an outstanding teacher for me, my personal mentor would be Bob. We have remained very close friends since that time, thirty-three years ago. Over the course of our friendship, we worked together in three jobs, and we lived together five times, in California, in Minnesota, and in Colorado.

To describe the kind of person he was, in all the years we knew each other, we only had three short-lived arguments, and little spats were always resolved within minutes, as neither of us could remain angry with the other for any period of time at all. Arguments seemed meaningless when you were with Bob. Their only substance proved to be ego, and Bob had none, so disputes just evaporated.

Bob possessed what seemed like infinite knowledge, a wealth of information about any subject. The reason we lived together so often was because we just couldn’t stop talking with each other, and it was more convenient to talk late into the night and then just fall asleep. I have spent most of my working life interacting and working with many of the top scientists on the planet (particularly as Director of the International Association for New Science), and none of them could touch Bob’s intelligence. His brilliance emanated from his higher self. He basically had his mind not only in this dimension, but also in other dimensions of higher thought. He was usually in all of them simultaneously, which is the ability of a very high master of the spiritual realms, hence, David’s reference to him as the Buddha.

Despite his direct access to the higher realms, he wasn’t a space cadet, but rather a really intense thinker. What differentiated Bob’s genius from that of others was his perspective. He was able to view any situation from a very elevated and expansive  position, allowing him to grasp every single nuance of a situation. He was able todissect anything down to its smallest component of energy, seeing exactly what it was, how it behaved, and what brought it to this state. The topic could be physics, mathematics, personal relationships, politics, etc. This ability, coupled with his innate genius, rendered explanations that would just knock you out with their brilliance and their clarity.

With the right encouragement, he would share this information freely with anyone who expressed an interest, and often visitors to our home would come for an hour, and stay for eight, or else they would stay overnight, so that they could continue the conversation in the morning. Then they would stay the next night, because they wanted to hear everything they possibly could.

Most of Bob’s time was spent on a couch, with a pad and a pen in his hands, his thought directed elsewhere, doing what I referred to as “molecules and numbers.” He produced many hundred formulae, many dozens of diagrams and drawings, always with a physics orientation. One tried not to disturb him during these sessions, as we always knew he was bringing important information down from “out there.”  He wrote many papers, which he often shipped off to his brother, David, who was primarily a musician/composer and teacher, who had also taught himself physics. It was great that Bob had a readily accessible colleague with whom he could discuss his ideas, and David loved hearing and discussing Bob’s latest contributions.

Not everyone could get Bob conversing at these higher levels, but both David and I seemed to be able to wind him up and get him going effortlessly. I loved listening and participating in these conversations, as the amount of knowledge you could acquire in just minutes was worth volumes, and could literally change the course of your life. My greatest regret in this life has been, and always will be, that I did not record every word that came out of his mouth, as it was always brilliant, relevant, and surprisingly easy to understand, even though it came from that incredibly high perspective in which his mind operated.

I always felt undeservedly privileged to have had such an extraordinary being as a friend, and that I was able to spend so many years with him as a recipient of tremendous quantities of information. He was an exceptional being, and a wonderful friend.

On the more human side, Bob was a caring, generous, kind, and loving soul. He bore no malice towards anyone. He fought with no one (except perhaps his siblings, occasionally), and he always

showed me the more positive, ego-less way to view a problem.He never pushed anyone to do anything. He never tried to convince anyone of anything. All he ever did was explain things, and you always knew he was right. He was the epitome of a guru, who connected with energy on a spiritual level. No one I’ve ever met has been like Bob. He was unique and wonderful. The best way I know how to describe him is that he was the closest thing to an e.t. that I ever met. He just happened to be wearing a “people” suit for now, a heavy one, one that would ground him firmly on this planet.

The love I have for him will go on, as I expect to communicate with him wherever his spirit takes him. I believe that we have been together many times in the past, and I hope that remains true in the future, as he is a man OF the future.