2002 Stephen Jay Gould, "educator, writer", The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, dies at 60
1985 Pentagon accepts theory that atomic war would cause a nuclear winter
1980 Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist/theory/educator, dies at 84
1976 Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove general theory of relativity
1976 Werner C Heisenberg, physicist (Nobel 1932, field theory), dies at 74
1966 Georges Lemaatre, originator of "big bang" theory, dies at 71
1965 Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies
1953 Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory
1953 Einstein announces revised unified field theory
1948 Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe and Gamow
1945 Claude van de Berge, [Rony MF Pauwels], Flemish writer, Graph Theory
1941 Friedrich Angel, German mathematician (group theory), dies at 79
1926 Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools
1925 Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution
1922 Daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33
1921 Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new theory of relativity
1921 Albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity
1920 Thomas Gold, astronomer, proposed steady-state theory of universe
1916 Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
1915 Albert Einstein publishes the General Theory of Relativity
1915 Fred Hoyle, cosmologist, proposed steady-state universe theory
1915 Pierre Wissmer, Swiss composer/theory, Capitaine Bruno
1912 Alan Turing, mathematician/pioneer in computer theory, Turing Machine
1911 Anatol Rapoport, Russ/US mathem/biologist, game theory
1908 Albert Einstein presents quantum theory of light
1906 Einstein introduces his Theory of Relativity
1902 Karl Menger, Austria/US mathematician, theory of dimension
1901 Georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory
1891 Erik Lindahl, Swedish economist, Theory of Money and Capital
1890 Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator/theory, Orfeo
1888 Amos Bronson Alcott, U.S. theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88
1885 Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, theory of relativity
1882 Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player, openings theory
1879 Emile Argand, Swiss geologist, Dekbladen Theory
1869 Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher, Theory of the Dialects
1866 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies
1861 Friedrich Engel, German mathematician, group theory
1857 Thorstein Veblen, U.S., economist, Theory of the Leisure Class-1899
1854 Georg Kerschensteiner, German educator, Theory of Education
1849 Ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist, Courageous Woman
1848 Brooks Adams, U.S. philosopher, Theory of Social Revolutions
1834 Leon Walras, French economist, border use theory
1832 Evariste Galois give his theory on free assembly (dies in duel May 31)
1831 James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist, electromagnetic theory
1818 Joachim H Campe, German theory/author, dies at 72
1815 Karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician, theory of functions
1811 Evariste Galois, French revolutionary/mathematician, Theory of G
1810 Theodor Schwann, German co-originator of cell theory
1794 Marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50
1788 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist
1766 John Dalton, English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter
1719 Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theory/saint, dies at 67
1600 Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake
1540 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48
1517 John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37
1492 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory, humanist and reformer
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