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and radio astronomy,
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and steady-state theory,
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Gott, J. Richard: and cosmological constant,
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on cosmology,
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Goudsmit, Samuel: and general relativity,
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Gravitation and Cosmology
(Weinberg),
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Gravitation
(Wheeler, Misner & Thorne),
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“Gravitational Collapse and Spacetime Singularities” (Penrose),
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gravitons: DeWitt and,
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in quantum gravity,
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in string theory,
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gravity: and acceleration,
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alternative theories of,
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antigravity research,
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Babson and,
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Bahnson and,
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Brans and,
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DeWitt and,
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Dirac and,
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Duff and,
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effect on spacetime,
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effect on stars,
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and electromagnetism,
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and expanding universe model,
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and galaxies,
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in general relativity,
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Hawking and,
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Hilbert on,
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Jordan and,
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Milgrom and modification of,
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in Newtonian physics,
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quantum theory of.
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quantum gravity

Sakharov and,
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supergravity,
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tensor-vector-scalar theory,
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in unified theory,
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wave theory of.
See
gravity waves

as weak force,
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Gravity Research Foundation: sponsors essay competitions,
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gravity waves: black holes and search for,
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Bondi and,
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detection of,
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Eddington rejects,
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Einstein and,
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Feynman and,
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Field and,
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and field equations,
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general relativity and,
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Hawking and,
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laser interferometry and search for,
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Milky Way as source of,
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neutron stars and,
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Ostriker on,
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Penrose and,
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Pretorius and,
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Rees and,
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Sciama and,
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supernovae and,
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Thorne and,
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Tyson on,
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use in astronomy,
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Weber bars and search for,
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Weber searches for,
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Green, Michael: as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics,
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and string theory,
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Grossmann, August,
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Grossmann, Marcel: assists Einstein,
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Guth, Alan: and inflationary universe model,
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Hawking, Stephen,
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background of,
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and “Big Bang” theory,
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“Black Hole Information Paradox,”
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and black holes,
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Candelas on,
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and Einstein centenary,
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on “end of theoretical physics,”
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and general relativity,
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and gravity,
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and gravity waves,
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health issues,
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as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics (Cambridge),
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and quantum gravity,
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Sciama and,
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and standard model,
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on string theory,
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and supersymmetry,
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Hawking radiation.
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black holes: radiation by

Heisenberg, Werner,
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and quantum physics,
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Stark attacks,
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and steady-state theory,
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uncertainty principle,
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Hertz, Heinrich: and electromagnetism,
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Hewish, Antony,
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wins Nobel Prize,
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High-Z Supernova Search project: and cosmological constant,
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Hilbert, David,
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on gravity,
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and incompleteness theorem,
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and mathematics,
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relationship with Einstein,
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Horowitz, Gary: and string theory,
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Hoyle, Fred,
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background of,
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and “creation field,”
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criticized by colleagues,
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and expanding universe model,
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and field equations,
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and Nobel Prize,
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Hoyle, Fred (
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popularizes cosmology,
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promotes steady-state theory,
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and quantum physics,
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and radar research,
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rejects “Big Bang” theory,
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Ryle and,
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and stellar energy sources,
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Hubble, Edwin,
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background and personality of,
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Hubble constant,
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identifies nebulae as galaxies,
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measures redshift effect,
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“A Relation Between Distance and Radial Velocity Among Extragalactic Nebulae,”
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in World War I,
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Hubble Space Telescope,
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Huchra, John,
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Hulse, Russell: and neutron stars,
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Humason, Milton: measures redshift effect,
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hydrogen bomb,
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incompleteness theorem: Gödel and,
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Hilbert and,
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Russell and,
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Wittgenstein and,
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inertial frames of reference: in special relativity,
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Infeld, Leopold,
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inflation model of the universe,
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and CDM model,
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effects on spacetime,
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Guth and,
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large-scale structure theory and,
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in unified theory,
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Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton): Einstein at,
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Gödel at,
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Oppenheimer directs,
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Institute of Astronomy (Cambridge),
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