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===1948===
===1948===


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Babson Roger Babson] forms the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Research_Foundation Gravity Research Foundation (GRF)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Babson Roger Babson] forms the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Research_Foundation Gravity Research Foundation]


===1953===
===1953===
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===1955===
===1955===


* George S Trimble, the vice president for aviation and advanced propulsion systems at the Glenn L. Martin Company, forms the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Institute_for_Advanced_Studies Research Institute for Advanced Studies (RIAS)], supervised by Welcome Bender
* Formation of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Institute_for_Advanced_Studies Research Institute for Advanced Studies (RIAS)]
* July 9: Initial meeting between Bryce DeWitt and Agnew Bahnson in Raleigh, N.C
* September 7: Agnew Bahnson incorporates The Institute for Field Physics at UNC Chapel Hill, directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_DeWitt Bryce DeWitt] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cécile_DeWitt-Morette Cécile DeWitt-Morette]
* September 7: Agnew Bahnson incorporates The Institute of Field Physics (IOFP) at UNC Chapel Hill, to be directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_DeWitt Bryce DeWitt] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cécile_DeWitt-Morette Cécile DeWitt-Morette]


===1957===
===1957===
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Schwinger Julian Schwinger] (2nd place, 1975)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Schwinger Julian Schwinger] (2nd place, 1975)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_Dyson Freeman Dyson] (4th place, 1962)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_Dyson Freeman Dyson] (4th place, 1962)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose Roger Penrose] (2nd place, 1966; 2nd place, 1968; 1st place, 1975)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose Roger Penrose] (2nd place, 1966; 2nd place, 1968; 1nd place, 1975)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking Stephen Hawking] (2nd place, 1965; 3rd place, 1966; 2nd place, 1968; 5th place, 1969; 1st place, 1971; 3rd place, 1974)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking Stephen Hawking] (2nd place, 1965; 3rd place, 1966; 2nd place, 1968; 5th place, 1969; 1st place, 1971; 3rd place, 1974)


== Relevant Institutions ==
== Relevant Institutions ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Research_Foundation Gravity Research Foundation (GRF)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Research_Foundation Gravity Research Foundation]
* Institute for Field Physics (IOFP) at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]
* Institute for Field Physics at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Institute_for_Advanced_Studies Research Institute for Advanced Studies (RIAS)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Institute_for_Advanced_Studies Research Institute for Advanced Studies (RIAS)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_L._Martin_Company Glenn L. Martin Company]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_L._Martin_Company Glenn L. Martin Company]
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== References ==
==See Also==


* [https://web.mit.edu/dikaiser/www/HSNS4803_03_Kaiser.pdf The Price of Gravity: Private Patronage and the Transformation of Gravitational Physics after World War II] by [https://web.mit.edu/dikaiser/www/ David Kaiser] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Rickles Dean Rickles]
* [https://web.mit.edu/dikaiser/www/HSNS4803_03_Kaiser.pdf The Price of Gravity: Private Patronage and the Transformation of Gravitational Physics after World War II] by [https://web.mit.edu/dikaiser/www/ David Kaiser] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Rickles Dean Rickles]
* [https://edition-open-sources.org/media/sources/5/Sources5.pdf The Role of Gravitation in Physics: Report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference]
* [https://edition-open-sources.org/media/sources/5/Sources5.pdf The Role of Gravitation in Physics: Report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference]
* [https://royalsoc.org.au/images/pdf/journal/154-2-Rickles.pdf Behind the scenes of the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference on the role of gravitation in physics] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Rickles Dean Rickles]
* [https://royalsoc.org.au/images/pdf/journal/154-2-Rickles.pdf Behind the scenes of the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference on the role of gravitation in physics] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Rickles Dean Rickles]
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