“He is one of the influential figures in the history of skepticism,” said Kendrick Frazier, editor of the Skeptical Inquirer. Frazier compared Randi to the famed 20th century magician Harry Houdini, also famous for debunking supernatural claims. “He was a magician. He knew how to detect deception, and he was determined to expose it. He did so with intellect, with unparalleled ferocity, and with more than a little bit of humor.”