Eyring Research Institute Index
The Eyring Research Institute was BYU’s weapons and computer technology research lab in the 70s and 80s, later spun off into a for-profit enterprise.
This is an index for the posts I have written about the ERI. I have tried to write them in a way that they can be read independently of each other. So you click around to what grabs your attention.
The Shadowy Mormon Defense Think Tank: Eyring Research Institute Pt. 1
An overview of the ERI history from its founding to its brief time being owned directly by the LDS church before being spun off as a for profit.
Ushering in Jesus's Second Coming with Word Processing Software - ERI Pt. 2
The coders for WordPerfect worked on their software at the ERI. One engineer alleges that they stole his code and that he was originally given the charge to write software that would usher in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
How BYU Revolutionized the Modern Library (ERI Pt. 3)
Taking experience gained from writing membership tracking software for the LDS church, the ERI created Dynix, one of the most successful library software systems in the early computer age.
The Defense Roots of Dallin H. Oaks's Charity (ERI Pt. 4)
You wouldn’t know it from their website, but the Stella H. Oaks Foundation’s history traces back to the ERI founder and an Institute doctor who also wrote romantic medical textbooks.
(Alleged) Psychokinetic Research at BYU (ERI pt. 5)
A declassified CIA document lists the ERI as a potential center for psychokinetic research. But did this research ever happen?
The Buried Hero of Desert Storm (ERI Pt. 6)
One of the ERI’s most successful military inventions was the ELPA-300, a covert communications system that saw use in Desert Storm.
A Sea of Infinite Energy (ERI Pt. 7)
From the 1920s to Cold War experimentation at the Eyring Research Institute, Mormon scientists have been on the hunt for free energy.
Total Integration: BYU and America's Nuclear Strategy (ERI Pt. 8)
BYU’s project to simulate nuclear missile flights and the engineer who could (allegedly) control the future.
Simulated Seasprites (ERI Pt. 8.5)
The Eyring Research Institute used their computer expertise to simulate ASW helicopter flights.