Philosophy
"Cosmology preference" poll
Your cosmology preference...
Big bang...7Steady state...1Other...2The consensus wins. But now one must ask...what caused the "Big Bang"?...or who caused the "Big Bang"?...and why? The answers may well lie in metaphysics.Other??????Book review-- "Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe"Credit where credit is due--"Big Bang"Fred Hoyle--cosmologistGeorge Gamow...Big Bang...popular scienceShades of Ralph Alpher...Fritz ZwickyThomas Gold--maverick scientist
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Clausotechnolometry Explains Erotarandusdynamics
Yep, the technical term for the study of how reindeer fly. Santa's answer: Not all reindeer can fly, everyone knows that. So how do my reindeer fly? Well they are a rare breed indeed, but I have a team of elves that are dedicated to finding reindeer...
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George Gamow...big Bang...popular Science
I almost forgot. This is George Gamow's birthdate. The Russian/American nuclear physicist George Gamow was born Mar. 4, in Odessa, in the Ukraine. Gamow came to the United States in the 1930s. During the War, when all the American nuclear physicists...
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Deceased--edwin E. Salpeter
Edwin E. Salpeter December 3rd, 1924 to November 26th, 2008 "Edwin E. Salpeter, Leader in Astrophysics Study, Dies at 83" by The Associated Press November 29th, 2008 ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Edwin E. Salpeter, an astrophysicist widely known for his studies...
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Book Review-- "big Bang: The Origin Of The Universe"
A review from the Telegraph: In his forthcoming book, bestselling author Simon Singh rewrites the history of the most important scientific discovery of all time. The Big Bang is perhaps the most famous and fundamental theory in the whole of science. As...
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Fred Hoyle--cosmologist
Fred Hoyle was one of those pre-Carl Sagan individuals that attempted to bridge the gap between science and the general population, proposed an explanation for the origin of elements heavier than hydrogen ["nucleosynthesis"], and offered the cosmological...
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