Theoretical Physics Conference, 1947
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November 15, 1947
For the past three days a group of theoretical physicists has been meeting at the George Washington University and the Carnegie Institution of Washington for the purpose of discussing the general subject of gravitation and electro-magnetism in relation to the general theory of relativity. This Conference is the tenth of a series which started in 1934 and which have been held annually except for the war years. The discussions this year were in line with the general purpose of the Conference, which is to promote thinking on and discussion of unsolved problems in theoretical physics.
In this connection, there was a vigorous discussion about the difficulties inherent in unified field theories, the size of the universe, the proper interpretation of the red shift, and whether there is a correlation between the rotation of celestial bodies and their magnetic fields.
Some of those attending the Conference from out of town were: Dr. H.W. Babcock, Mount Wilson Observatory; Dr. Gregory Breit, Yale University; Dr. Charles Critchfield, University of Minnesota; Dr. Richard Feynman, Cornell University; Dr. Leopold Infeld, University of Toronto; Dr. H. P. Robertson, California Institute of Technology; Dr. M. Schwarzschild and Dr. John Wheeler of Princeton University; Dr. Julian Schwinger, Harvard University; Dr. Edward Teller, University of Chicago; Dr. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Herman Weyl of The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N. J.
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Date Added to Encyclopedia: January 11, 2007
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