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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Babson Roger Babson] forms the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Research_Foundation Gravity Research Foundation] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Babson Roger Babson] forms the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Research_Foundation Gravity Research Foundation (GRF)] | ||
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* | * 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 | ||
* September 7: Agnew Bahnson incorporates The Institute | * July 9: Initial meeting between Bryce DeWitt and Agnew Bahnson in Raleigh, N.C | ||
* 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/CĂ©cile_DeWitt-Morette CĂ©cile DeWitt-Morette] | |||
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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; | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose Roger Penrose] (2nd place, 1966; 2nd place, 1968; 1st 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] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Research_Foundation Gravity Research Foundation (GRF)] | ||
* Institute for Field Physics at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] | * 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] | ||
* [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 == | ||
* [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] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:13, 9 July 2023
Important Known EventsEdit
1948Edit
1953Edit
- Bryce Seligman DeWitt is the first well-respected physicist to win the Gravity Research Foundation essay contest
1955Edit
- George S Trimble, the vice president for aviation and advanced propulsion systems at the Glenn L. Martin Company, forms the Research Institute for Advanced Studies (RIAS), supervised by Welcome Bender
- July 9: Initial meeting between Bryce DeWitt and Agnew Bahnson in Raleigh, N.C
- September 7: Agnew Bahnson incorporates The Institute of Field Physics (IOFP) at UNC Chapel Hill, to be directed by Bryce DeWitt and CĂ©cile DeWitt-Morette
1957Edit
- January 18-23: Conference on the Role of Gravitation in Physics at UNC Chapel Hill
1973Edit
- Mansfield Amendment terminates Department of Defense funding for anti-gravity research
Relevant PeopleEdit
- Roger Babson
- Agnew H. Bahnson
- Bryce Seligman DeWitt
- CĂ©cile DeWitt-Morette
- Edward Witten
- Louis Witten
- Solomon Lefschetz
- Rudolf E. KĂĄlmĂĄn
- Sheldon Glashow
- Peter Higgs
Notable winners of the Gravity Research Foundation essay contestEdit
- Bryce Seligman DeWitt (1st place, 1953)
- Richard Arnowitt and Stanley Deser (1st place, 1954)
- John Archibald Wheeler (2nd place, 1957)
- Julian Schwinger (2nd place, 1975)
- Freeman Dyson (4th place, 1962)
- Roger Penrose (2nd place, 1966; 2nd place, 1968; 1st place, 1975)
- Stephen Hawking (2nd place, 1965; 3rd place, 1966; 2nd place, 1968; 5th place, 1969; 1st place, 1971; 3rd place, 1974)
Relevant InstitutionsEdit
Eric's CoverageEdit
TweetsEdit
VideosEdit
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Joe Rogan Experience #1945 (February 22, 2023)
ReferencesEdit
- The Price of Gravity: Private Patronage and the Transformation of Gravitational Physics after World War II by David Kaiser & Dean Rickles
- The Role of Gravitation in Physics: Report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference
- Behind the scenes of the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference on the role of gravitation in physics by Dean Rickles