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51 matches to Quantum Theory
Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. German/Swiss/US physicist. Special Theory of Relativity 1905. Quantum theory 1905. General Theory of Relativity 1916. Pacifist, Zionist.
Quantum Theory. Energy levels are discontinuous. Foundation of modern physics. Planck 1900. Bohr.
Bohr, Niels. 1885-1962. Danish atomic physicist. Electron quantum levels, 1913.
Born, Max. 1882-1970. German/British quantum physicist. Mathematics of atom behavior.
Dirac, Paul. 1902-84. English quantum physicist.
Heisenberg, Werner. 1901-76. German quantum physicist: Uncertainty Principle 1927.
Planck, Max. 1858-1947. German physicist. Defined energy quantum 1900.
Aristotle. 384-322BC. Greek philosopher, founder of Peripatetics: Unified theory of knowledge. Matter, potentially alive, strives to attain its living form. Stressed observation and logic. Deductive Reasoning. Free Will.
Bekhtrev, Vladmir. 1857-1927. Extended Pavlov’s Conditioned Response theory. Objective Psychology, 1910.
Bellarmine, St. Robert. 1542-1621. Italian Jesuit defender of RC church vs Protestantism, Copernican theory, heretics. Galileo.
Blanc, Louis. 1811-82. French Utopian Socialist. Theory of equal wages. National Workshops. Organization du Travail 1839.
Broglie, Louis de. 1892-1987. Italian/French physicist. Wave/particle theory.
Darwin, Charles. 1809-1882. English Naturalist. His Theory of Evolution supported Materialism. Origin of Species by Natural Selection 1859. Descent of Man 1871.
Deism. Theory that God’s existence can be proven by reason, not just known by revelation (Theism). Rousseau. Voltaire. Jefferson.
Democritus. c460-c370BC. Greek philosopher. Atomic theory of matter. Separate mind. Man’s goal is happiness and tranquility.
Dewey, John. 1859-1952. US Pragmatist philosopher. -’It is in society’s interest that an individual develop and exercise his talents’. Studies in Logical Theory 1903.
Douglas, Clifford. 1879-1952. English. Conceived Social Credit theory. Economic Democracy 1920.
Evolution. Theory that life evolves from earlier forms. Conflicts with Biblical version of creation. Darwinism.
Fermat, Pierre de. 1601-65. French mathematician/jurist. Modern Number Theory. Last Theorem 1631: There does not exist xn+yn=zn for n>2; x,y,z ε N. Proved by Wiles 1995.
Fresnel, Augustin. 1788-1827. French physicist, wave theory of light 1815. Fresnel lens 1820.
Hamilton, William Rowan. 1805-65. Irish mathematician. Unification of optics and dynamics. Quaternion Theory.
Hooke, Robert. 1635-1703. English inventor of balance spring watch. Diffraction 1672. Wave theory of light.
Huygens, Christiaan. 1629-95. Dutch physicist, mathematician. Discovered Saturn’s rings 1655. Pendulum clock 1657. Centripetal force 1659. Conservation of Energy 1669. Wave theory of light 1678.
Jeans, James. 1877-1946. English astronomer. Dynamic theory of gases.
Jung, Karl. 1875-1961. Swiss psychiatrist. Synchronicity-theory that related events occur at the same time without connecting cause. Astrology. Psychology of the Unconscious 1912. Extrovert. Introvert. Collective Unconscious.