| 单词 | theory |
| 例句 | To begin with, some researchers—many but not all from an older generation—deride the new theories as fantasies arising from an almost willful misinterpretation of data and a perverse kind of political correctness. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This title is rather an exaggeration: the resultant theories are not all that grand, nor are they fully unified, as they do not include gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was doing well in music theory, but I struggled in English. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Lots of times, that ability to compute and calculate information rapidly was helpful, like when he was reading about complex mathematical theories. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z So Schwarz was left alone as almost the only supporter of string theory, but now with the much higher proposed value of the string tension. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they attempted to modify the theory by making the gravitational force repulsive at very large distances. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles was disappointed and upset that his mentor could not see the merits of his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier’s theory was that most of the people we were likely to meet would be English people but he also said That doesn’t mean they won’t shoot you on sight. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The prevailing theory today is that the straight lines mapped out the area’s many underground faults, which channel water. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I thought of theory number five: spontaneous combustion. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z One interesting theory, given our present-day concerns with global warming, is that the ice ages were caused not by falling temperatures but by warming ones. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For a time, big bang theory and steady-state theory lived side by side, alternatives that astronomers chose between depending on their philosophy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They were aware of no significant anomalies where their theories failed to correspond to reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “So, let’s say your theory holds: She can’t use me the way she might use you.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It is not difficult to show this using a tool from probability theory called an expectation, which is a measure of how much we expect each envelope to be worth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z By the end of the nineteenth century, the American medical community finally accepted the principles of germ theory. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I told him what I wanted—my theory on Ashley’s last visit to the locker being important. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I’m getting to it,” said Lazlo, though in truth he hadn’t quite figured out that part of his wild and improbable theory. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z To understand the big bang, physicists must marry quantum theory with relativity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z With every test of my theory—if I raise enough money to pay for Fig’s treatment, then he’ll get to stay home—each attempt had failed. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “So according to your theory,” said Shadow, “Walt Disney World would be the holiest place in America.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Huxley began with a well-reasoned argument about anatomical structure and how Charles had compiled his theory using such data as had never been used before. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z You may think that this is simply because Galileo’s law is incomplete: Newton’s theory of gravity provides an explanation both of Galileo’s law of fall and of Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I like "large talk," which is more about theories and concepts, mixed with facts and known quantities. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But pangenetics was overloaded with all the baggage of Darwin’s mistaken theory of hereditary instructions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z ‘You said there are only two theories. Either he’s hiding or he’s kidnapped. But maybe there’s a third theory. Like the ninth one before. One that we haven’t yet thought of.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z In June 1858, Wallace sent Darwin a tentative draft of his paper outlining his general theory of evolution by natural selection. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z So Heisenberg moved on to an even more advanced description of S-matrix theory. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the case of the geometrical sciences of the seventeenth century the gaps between data and phenomena, and between phenomena and theories, are intended to be virtually non-existent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z According to string theory, they are rolled up like little balls, too tiny to see. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I really love this whole theory. Especially since this magical portal makes me grow arms.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The second is that we are less persuaded by parenting theory than by what the data have to say. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Of the many theories addressing the problem of state origins, the simplest denies that there is any problem to solve. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “In this cable were data and theories that seemed to have come directly from inside the Manhattan Project,” Lamphere explained. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Newton kicked up a fuss about the use of the word ‘hypothesis’; but there was no comparable debate about theories, facts, or laws of nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The intellectual apparatus of the new science—facts, experiments, theories, laws of nature, evidence—did not establish its worth by philosophical arguments; its success depended upon the fact that, in practice, it produced good results. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I couldn’t have explained why I dropped advanced music theory in favor of geography and comparative politics, or gave up sight-singing to take History of the Jews. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Shadow thought about telling the man some of his theories about prison, but he said nothing. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Every last one of those suckers. So if you have a theory, get talking.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He even hoped to build a mechanical model that would illustrate his theory of the tides. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And ear training is also crucial for those interested in music theory, musicology, or just being able to write down a tune accurately. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z There is a point at which gas, in theory, takes up no space at all; Charles’ law says that a balloon of gas must shrink to zero space. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Had Galileo belonged to a functioning scientific community, to take just one example, he would have been firmly discouraged from placing his theory of the tides at the centre of his defence of Copernicanism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Cantor’s theory would show that Kronecker's precious integers—and even the rational numbers—were nothing at all. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z So in the end we settled on a plan to put her theory to the test the next time Madame came to Hailsham. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They are simply mathematical constructs that make the mathematical operations in string theory work in the manner that they have to. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In order for this to work, the change from symmetry to broken symmetry must have taken place very slowly inside the bubble, but this is quite possible according to grand unified theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Learning sequences in music: A contemporary music learning theory. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “My lady wife’s favorite theory,” my father said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some other theory that this theory depends on may be at fault, some fact that has been taken for granted may be mistaken, or some piece of equipment may not operate as envisaged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He used each treatment to regale me with his personal theory about how to rid the country—and if possible, the world—of Communism. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This expansion of the known world was carefully recorded by cartographers, and it brought about the first great triumph of experience over philosophical theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And I was busy, much of my time spent practicing or playing in a string quartet or taking theory classes at the community college. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But if the theory was mathematically consistent and always gave predictions that agreed with observations, we could be reasonably confident that it was the right one. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Underlying experimentation, therefore, there must be a theory of the regularity and economy of nature; the natural world has to be the sort of world that could, in principle, be interpreted through experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Where we are in history at this moment, 1400, you can safely ignore the black notes, even though in theory and occasionally in practice they were fully operational. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They appear to be different approximations to some fundamental theory that are valid in different situations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He also gave Lucas Cader the creeps, so much so that Lucas had developed a theory that Fulton should be investigated in my brother’s disappearance. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She said she had a theory that everything was better if you delayed it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This skill is necessary for those studying music theory. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z In terms of psychoanalytic theory, it had very little to do with the human mind. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The universe came from nothing—and both theories break down when they try to explain the origin of the cosmos. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Theories, it is said, explain phenomena, not data, and it is always possible to open up a gap between data and phenomena as well as between phenomena and theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The style of teaching was Socratic in nature; ideas and theories were elucidated through the leaders asking and answering questions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Fleeming Jenkin, Galton quickly realized that his cousin had got the principle right, but not the mechanism: the nature of inheritance was crucial to the understanding of Darwin's theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Both theories lack observational evidence: no one has ever seen a giant tortoise with the earth on its back, but then, no one has seen a superstring either. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, we break the problem up into bits and invent a number of partial theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The count starts off his book by saying that the Jews are Satanists, and it offers the theory that there’s a Jewish conspiracy to take over the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I realized, of course, that this might be because my theory about the old D&D module was completely lame and totally off base. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The problem with this theory is that you don’t always know when you’re entering quicksand territory, not until it’s too late. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In order to talk about the nature of the universe and to discuss questions such as whether it has a beginning or an end, you have to be clear about what a scientific theory is. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the past few years physicists realized that the many competing varieties of string theory are actually, in a sense, the same thing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The theory was not new in the 1750s, but the confidence was. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It arises from the fact that we could not solve the equations of the theory exactly, except in very simple situations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of these partial theories describes and predicts a certain limited class of observations, neglecting the effects of other quantities, or representing them by simple sets of numbers. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a theory that when he was a butterfly it meant that Lyra was dreaming, but Malcolm was skeptical. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But Mitchell offers another theory, too, about how his experience differed from Terryl’s. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I call it the madman theory,” Nixon had explained to his aide Bob Haldeman during a walk on the beach before the election. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for the experts, in the 1920s and 1930s their initial theories about the timing of Indians’ entrance into the Americas were proven wrong, and in a way that allowed the crackpots to claim vindication. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His motivation was simple: Venus was a problem for both the Ptolemaic and Copernican systems because, according to both theories, its distance from the Earth varied greatly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mathematical theories were not explanations, they were conceptual systems for making predictions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For this theory to give the observed value of the strong force between particles, the strings had to be like rubber bands with a pull of about ten tons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly you needed two sets of laws to explain the behavior of the universe–quantum theory for the world of the very small and relativity for the larger universe beyond. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I held up my finger, ready to poke holes in her theory. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My theory was he didn’t know who to jump on first, the insulting Underdowns or his cussing wife, so he just stood there brewing like a coffeepot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Eddington’s painstaking publicity campaign launched the theory of relativity into popular culture and its father, Albert Einstein, into a life of international renown. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The doorway behind her was blocked, but in theory, if the room started to collapse, those bricks should weaken and crumble. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Therefore, it’s also no surprise that Dr. Luce’s theory had come under attack by the 1990s. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As to the reaction of the members of the Linnaean Society—only a few who read the papers had any idea what impact the theory would make. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “We had no time to go into details, but have formed the decided impression that this is being run now, as in the past, upon the general theory that money is no object.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He failed, however, to produce much in the way of evidence, and the theory was considered too crackpot to merit serious attention. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Tommy gave a sigh and was about to say something, but Ruth said in a mock whisper: “Tommy’s big Gallery theory!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Conventional electrodynamic theory demanded that a flying electron should very quickly run out of energy–in only an instant or so–and spiral into the nucleus, with disastrous consequences for both. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Somewhere between Bragg the theorist and Perutz the experimentalist was Francis, who occasionally did experiments but more often was immersed in the theories for solving protein structures. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Many of the geologists argued against an evolutionary theory that one of his old Edinburgh professors, Robert Grant, proposed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z You see, I have this theory about how I was a high priestess once, in an earlier reincarnation. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z This map was crucial in destroying the two spheres theory, and in making Copernicanism possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Each arrest, in theory, would net a given city or county about $153 in state and federal funding. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In Einstein’s theory of general relativity, a zero became a black hole, a monstrous star that swallows entire suns. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z However, we still use Newton’s theory for all practical purposes because the difference between its predictions and those of general relativity is very small in the situations that we normally deal with. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The second possibility, that there is an infinite sequence of more and more refined theories, is in agreement with all our experience so far. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The host of CNN had assembled a panel of terrorism experts to share their theories on who could have carried out such a well-planned attack. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My twin sister, Leah, and I are identical in theory, just as in theory we are all made in God’s image. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Statistical mechanics tells you how the molecules of matter wiggle; the wave theory of light implied that these molecular wiggles somehow cause ripples of radiation—light waves. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But there was also something much deeper and more fundamentally abhorrent in the impact theory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Hands-on cyclotron operators, a species of which Bethe was not a member, understood that there were so many imponderables about how the machine worked that empirical experience still trumped even the most carefully polished theory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He had a unique theory; he knew he was sitting on something big, and original. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Impetus theory was used to handle some anomalies, not to bring about a revolution; indeed, medieval natural philosophers were incapable of imagining a revolution that would supplant Aristotle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Consequently the results of experiments cannot refute a theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Einstein’s theories corrected Newton’s errors; they explained Mercury’s wobble, for instance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Heisenberg opened by explaining the basics of a complex mathematical theory called S-matrix, quickly filling the blackboard with a jumble of symbols and formulas. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I am hoping that Rhiannon’s theory is right, and that Ashley will only remember what I want her to remember, or what her mind wants her to remember. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z A later development was the idea of terminal narratives, which were theories put forth to explain colonization of the Americas. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I don't need to formulate a workable theory. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "What are your ideas on the subject of that woman? Do you accept Blore's theory?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z In the quantum theory ol gravity, on the other hand, a third possibility arises. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1883, with rather grim determination, the German embryologist August Weismann had performed an experiment that directly attacked Darwin's gemmule theory of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I doubt this, because Copernicus seems to have assumed that the correct theory must already have been formulated: he needed to read until he found it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Scientists realize now that these theories are dual to each other just as Poncelet realized that lines and points were dual to each other. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He just sat, holding Security on his lap and listening, and if he had any theories about mysterious powers or hidden watchers, he kept them strictly to himself. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A strong streak of romanticism runs through mathematics, manifesting itself most clearly in the most fundamental areas of mathematics, number theory and logic. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby and the orangutan fit right into his theory of the origin of species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This theory fails to explain, however, why McCandless didn’t, then, also trash the bus. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that I was seeing the Commander on the sly, if only to play his games and listen to him talk, our functions were no longer as separate as they should have been in theory. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z That did not mean, however, that certain aspects of the old theory could not be preserved within the new. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Rather similar, seemingly absurd infinities occur in the other partial theories, but in all these cases the infinities can be canceled out by a process called renormalization. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Stunned by the similarities between Wallace’s theory and his own, a panicked Darwin dashed his own manuscript off to his old friend Lyell. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In the mid-1980s Kelling was hired by the New York Transit Authority as a consultant, and he urged them to put the Broken Windows theory into practice. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mathematical theories might be beautiful and consistent and might seem to explain the nature of the universe—and be utterly wrong. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z We resumed our debate, a battle to the death, with sharp scientific evidence to support our chosen theory—Tamika, Team Egg, and me, Team Chicken. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The victory of the terraqueous globe theory following the discovery of America is the first great triumph of experience over philosophical deduction, and thus the beginning of a revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Four conflicting theories, each of them popular in some countries and unpopular in others, have been proposed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Next time you’re back, bring me a couple of theories to talk about.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So the theory would be, start in the middle then follow the arrow. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z So when you grasp what Aristotle’s about—that his theory of rhetoric is also essentially a theory of human nature—you cannot but find yourself in awe. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z We even began to exchange theories and to discuss our interpretations of specific passages in the Almanac. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Aerodynamic theory and intuition suggested that the rocket and spacecraft combination should be as streamlined as possible, to minimize aerodynamic drag. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Under the theory that light is made up of waves, it was not clear how it would respond to gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She has theories for everything, and one of them is that if you throw up on criminals, they’ll run. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Pascal’s theory was extremely successful, but his mathematical career was not to last. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Orson Welles had his own theory, which he shared in a 1940 Saturday Evening Post interview. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Like the second theory, this one considers modern Japanese to be slightly modified Koreans but dispenses with the need for large-scale immigration. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Taking full advantage of all the archived information that was never more than a few mouse clicks away, Jesse had strong ideas and theories about everything—the size of government, genetic engineering, gun control. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the other partial theories depend on quantum mechanics in an essential way. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The problem with that theory is that if you try to match up brain size with eating patterns among primates, it doesn’t work. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You say that like you have another theory about me.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The reason for this is simple: there was an established body of astronomical theory, and what was seen with the telescope was at odds with it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mr. Tanner got all defensive and basically laid out this theory about how my “gang” and I had gotten together after Stan died and made the whole premonition thing up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Two years later Leibniz published an alternative theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “And I’d love to continue our conversation about Einstein’s theories, like how black holes make orbiting matter wobble.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The theory eventually circulated that Boori Ma had once worked as hired help for a prosperous zamindar back east, and was therefore capable of exaggerating her past at such elaborate lengths and heights. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They discussed the strategy of Napoleon, the theories of Jomini, the women of Richmond. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo proceeded to confirm his new theory with a very simple experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In it Newton not only put forward a theory of how bodies move in space and time, but he also developed the complicated mathematics needed to analyze those motions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Most importantly, it would be another example to illustrate his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Grand unified theories do not include the force of gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the 1930s, Sylvanus G. Morley of Harvard, probably the most celebrated Mayanist of his day, espoused what is still the best-known theory: The Maya collapsed because they overshot the carrying capacity of their environment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z No matter how many times the results of experiments agree with some theory, you can never be sure that the next time the result will not contradict the theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One is that it should incorporate Feynman’s proposal to formulate quantum theory in terms of a sum over histories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It set the precedents, established in palpable fact what the Constitution had only outlined in purposely ambiguous theory, thereby opening up and closing off options for all the history that followed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Because of its oddities, many physicists disliked quantum theory, or at least certain aspects of it, and none more so than Einstein. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Some big theory about what it all means that you haven’t told me. Otherwise ...” “What?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "Let us handle the theory and the business of strategy," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If only she would learn some theory, she would understand how her supposed antihelical features arose from the minor distortions needed to pack regular helices into a crystalline lattice. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This was a shocking conclusion, but the indivisible kernels of matter in atomic theory got around the problem of Zeno’s paradoxes. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Practically everything he wrote about related to his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I toyed, of course, with the ridiculous theory that I’d stay where I was safe, like a sensible beast. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Two Theoretical Results A large part of the attraction of probability theory is the immediacy and intuitive appeal of its practical problems and of the simple principles which enable us to solve many of them. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A second theory agrees that our unique language evolved as a means of sharing information about the world. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The theories. The nine theories. I think I know the right one.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The elegance and grandeur of the theory, however, persuaded him that the observations must be in error, a conclusion drawn when the observations are unobliging by many other theorists in the history of science. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is also a testament to his scientific integrity that what did bother him, with far fiercer urgency, was the integrity of the internal logic of his own theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He explained the enzyme-block theory and went on to describe my physical condition before and after surgery. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z These long millennia may well have witnessed wars and revolutions, ecstatic religious movements, profound philosophical theories, incomparable artistic masterpieces. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The work of Lifshitz and Khalatnikov was valuable because it showed that the universe could have had a singularity, a big bang, if the general theory of relativity was correct. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The answer, quantum theory tells us, is that the particles do not come from within the black hole, but from the “empty” space just outside the black hole’s event horizon! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Einstein made a number of unsuccessful attempts between 1908 and 1914 to find a theory of gravity that was consistent with special relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One such application is to coding theory, which allows government officials, bankers, and others to pass classified sensitive information without fear that it will be unscrambled. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One theory is that they owed their rank to their parents. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good theory, but it wasn’t working very well. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The eventual goal of science is to provide a single theory that describes the whole universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not want to complicate the discussion by introducing grand political theories; I would rely on common sense and the facts of our history. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He used his remaining funds to buy two expensive suits, on the theory that whatever he did next, he had to look convincing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Rosy did not give a hoot about the priority of the creation of the helical theory and, as Francis prattled on, she displayed increasing irritation. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He thought that the previous two generations had been coddled too much because of “mistaken theories of education.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicted a slightly different motion from Newton’s theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One therefore has a theory that seems to predict that certain quantities, such as the curvature of space-time, are really infinite, yet these quantities can be observed and measured to be perfectly finite! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory was much too elegant not to be told in person— individuals like Dorothy who were clever enough to understand its power immediately were much too rare. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “This test,” he says, “was to disprove your theory of how to achieve the bottom of the trench.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Celaena looked up from an ancient book of Wyrdmark theories as the door creaked open, the hinges squealing loud enough to wake the dead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He's only in the door three seconds before he starts spouting some theory about spectral analysis and the refractive indices of protein substances, and he's carrying a big box full of books and papers. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory of Burt’s involvement in the murder of Bigheart and Vaughan, though, was still based on circumstantial evidence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z According to multiverse theory, every version of our past and future histories exists, just in an alternate universe. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When Morley proposed his theory, it was little more than a hunch. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z De Vries also pored through Darwin's books, and he latched onto the theory of pangenesis—the idea that “particles of information” from the body were somehow collected and collated in sperm and eggs. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But he felt certain that his theory was right, that new species were created all the time by the process of natural selection. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I can do this two-job thing, is my theory, if I can drink enough caffeine and avoid getting distracted by George’s ever more obvious suffering. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This essay was so close to Charles’s theory as to make him very uncomfortable. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To be fair, Hucbald merely experimented with this concept rather than invented it; it had been circulating in musical theories since antiquity, as indeed it had in Indian and Chinese musical systems. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “It’s a theory I suspect will prove true.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was one of those rare kids who could move in pretty much any crowd, a regular teenage chameleon who in theory everyone should have hated. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The king has lofty theories of his own. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z This sweater, pale yellow, with a floral wreath at the neck, told Luce that I refuted nature in just the way his theory predicted. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mum came in and Kat sat on the desk, on top of the photos and the theory list. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z In normal times, scientists from around the world freely shared new ideas and theories. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Releasing a heavy sigh, I finally understood the theory of relativity. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Which of the three theories is correct for Japan? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In consequence, he said, archaeologists in the Amazon have been forced to adopt other methods, from soil chemistry to network theory. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A successful unified theory must, therefore, necessarily incorporate this principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The gravity of relativity theory was brilliant at explaining why planets orbited suns or why galaxies tended to cluster, but turned out to have no influence at all at the particle level. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "I'm not sure, but I have a theory." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z This caused a lot of trouble when the theory of quantum electrodynamics first came out. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Overbye notes: "Bohr once commented that a person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But no one could test the theory, because two years after Carrel’s death, his assistant unceremoniously threw the famous chicken-heart cells in the trash. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z This was what was so hard to admit amidst all the theorizing — that the truth was murkier and deeper and had nothing to do with theory. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Above all, what Hutton’s theories suggested was that Earth processes required huge amounts of time, far more than anyone had ever dreamed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Me, I am convinced it is the truth,” said M. Bouc, becoming more and more enamoured of his theory. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In Europe, the Pilgrims had refused to hire the experienced John Smith as a guide, on the theory that they could use the maps in his book. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But in the cases of the nova of 1572 and the comet of 1577 the data necessitated the phenomenon, and the phenomenon falsified the established theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "Let's not,” Danny said, rolling up his shirt sleeves, "put your theory to test.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Dad says, "Yeees," drawing out the word while his gears are turning, "you've got some good points there— but we have to start somewhere, and for me, that means finding a theory." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus the no boundary proposal is a good scientific theory in the sense of Karl Popper: it could have been falsified by observations but instead its predictions have been confirmed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he’d given everyone a chance to mull it over, he laid out his theory. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It contained an ingenious theory by the theoretician F. C. Frank on how crystals grow. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The theory of relativity limits the maximum difference in the velocities of the matter particles in the star to the speed of light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But they didn’t, and when we came back in after set theory, the cream puffs were still there, cooling in the circulating air coming in beneath the clean lower windows. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Dirac’s theory was the first of its kind that was consistent with both quantum mechanics and the special theory of relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z To supporters of Darwin's recently published theory of evolution, the find proved that the ancestors of modern humans had lived during the Ice Ages, tens of thousands of years ago. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z To the authors’ critics, the lack of confirmation had an obvious cause: the whole three- migrations theory was wrong. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But concerning the allegations against Rose, No. 28 vowed, “We are going to follow out this theory.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This theory is bound to provoke a variety of reactions, ranging from disbelief to revulsion, and a variety of objections, ranging from the quotidian to the moral. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Huygens was still looking for explanations; Newton had left the world of explanation and entered a new world, the world of theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The fugitive bulletins made them a requirement in his line of work—Homer maintained a thorough collection—and current affairs generally upheld his theories about society and the human animal. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The discovery of America killed off the two-spheres theory of the Earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When enough careful writers and speakers fail to do something that a theory of syntax says they should, it could mean that it’s the theory that’s wrong, not the writers. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Otto pulled the floppy square from his back pocket, held it between them, explained his theory. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In this approach, a particle does not have just a single history, as it would in a classical theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The detail of all this is theory, you understand. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As a sociologist, Colin's dad studied people, and he had a theory on how to transform a prodigy into a grown-up genius. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He had been a major figure in one of the great scientific dramas of the 1920s, the quest to confirm Einstein’s theory of relativity by astronomical observation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But is the commercial theory of learning true? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lillian had provided Ben with an inestimable theory that leapt to his brain as soon as he felt the knife point near his larynx. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “What happens in the ocean, affects the life on land. It’s Darwin’s theory.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Then two astronomers—the German, Johannes Kepler, and the Italian, Galileo Galilei—started publicly to support the Copernican theory, despite the fact that the orbits it predicted did not quite match the ones observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Between 1900 and 1910, as evidence for Mendel’s “units of heredity” mounted, biologists were confronted by the impact of the new theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The most compelling new idea that Bratton brought to life stemmed from the broken window theory, which was conceived by the criminologists James Q. Wilson and George Kelling. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z A weather detective is somebody who uses observations and measurements to make theories, and if the theories are right, they will correctly predict weather patterns. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He and many other scientists believed that cancer was caused by either a virus or an immune system deficiency, so Southam decided to use HeLa to test those theories. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The theory is that the whole multistep process required to create art expands the brain’s capabilities. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Interestingly, the man who found the answer to that question was a cosmologist who heartily despised the Big Bang as a theory and coined the term "Big Bang" sarcastically, as a way of mocking it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Any form of scientific dissent to his theories—especially any belief in Mendelian genetics or Darwinian evolution—was outlawed in the Soviet Union. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z According to military theory, “regular warfare,” or “conventional warfare,” refers to war between two or more nations, using battlefield tactics and typical weapons of war. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Mary Lou told them everything — about her nights with Tane, how special he was, about his theory that The Corporation had a secret compound on the island. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Dr. D. W. Bliss was one who thought that germ theory was unproven. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Some of that language—hypotheses and theories—came from astronomy; some of it—facts, and later evidence—came from the law. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z With the rise of Darwinian theory, explanations were recast in terms of natural selection and of evolutionary descent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Big Bang theory isn’t about the bang itself but about what happened after the bang. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For the moment, however, we shall turn to the recent attempts to bring together our understanding of the other forces of nature into a single, unified quantum theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If an experiment produces a result which is at odds with the theory then something is wrong; but you cannot simply say that the theory is wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As we talk about where music theory comes from, it will be very useful to know both the scientific and the musical terms and how they are related to each other. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z As I studied it, I began to develop a theory: Somewhere in the OASIS, Halliday had re-created the Tomb of Horrors, and he’d hidden the Copper Key inside it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My fluoride theory is pretty much out the window. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The new theory of quantum mechanics resolved this difficulty. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So, basically, nothing works as well in real life as in theory. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We have seen already that the two-spheres theory could not survive the discovery of America; now we find that traditional Ptolemaic astronomy could not survive the discovery of the phases of Venus. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It’s the theory that all matter in the universe is gradually moving toward the same temperature. Also known as ‘heat death.’” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The theories of the time tried to save a fragment of Aristotle’s philosophy by declaring that nature’s horror of the vacuum was “limited”; it could only destroy a finite amount of vacuum. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In 1507 the relationship between theory and evidence changed, and changed for ever. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Some are, but others take place silently, as Boyle says, without anyone bothering to write confutations of the old theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Ai says that similar theories have been propounded by Terran scholars to explain the still incomplete recession of their last Age of Ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Einstein hadn’t been afraid to share his theories, and he’d definitely believed in them. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The one thing that would most obviously support the Alvarezes’ theory was the one thing they didn’t have–an impact site. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Again I told him I doubted it, but I felt somehow honored to hear the off-kilter theories of this isolated autodidact, because I knew he wouldn’t tell just anyone, especially not COs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A good book of this type will give the student a chance to improvise on many familiar tunes, and some also introduce the music theory involved. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z After all, Sadi Carnot finally produced a satisfactory theory of the steam engine only in 1824, more than a hundred years after Newcomen’s first engine, and sixty years after Watt’s. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her son, named Elihue Micah Whitcomb, provided the schoolmaster with ample opportunity to work out his theories of education, discipline, and the good life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, in the quantum theory of gravity, there are many different possible quantum states for the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A third theory argues that the children’s burial reflects the way they died rather than their status in life. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When I returned a few minutes later, Katz had accumulated a small, appreciative crowd and was demonstrating the use and theory of various straps and toggles on his backpack. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z This is all demonstrating the theory of connectedness. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z What did their theory tell them of such a world? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you think about my theory on flowers?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Others pointed out that Galileo’s theory presented its own problems. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Just as wormholes can, in theory, send you halfway across the universe in the blink of an eye, they can send you backward and forward in time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Maybe she’s trying out my mom’s famous theory that if you smile for no reason at all you will actually start to feel happy. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My working theory then held all black people as kings in exile, a nation of original men severed from our original names and our majestic Nubian culture. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “There are flying squirrels, you know. They exist. In fact, there are some theories that posit that all squirrels are descended from the flying squirrel. In any case, flying squirrels themselves are a documented fact.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Just as an infinite tower of tortoises supporting the flat earth is such a picture, so is the theory of superstrings. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Let me set down all I know, and after that my theories; first things first. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But the medieval theory of impetus produced no such transition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was originally invented in the late 1960s in an attempt to find a theory to describe the strong force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So instead we have made progress by finding partial theories that describe a limited range of happenings and by neglecting other effects or approximating them by certain numbers. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His theory might be surprising, but it is sensible. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It seems better to employ the principle of economy known as Occam’s razor and cut out all the features of the theory that cannot be observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As was explained in Chapter 1, we could never be quite sure that we had indeed found the correct theory, since theories can’t be proved. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, as I had no theory of any kind, don’t believe in Spiritualism, and copied my characters from life, I don’t see how this critic can be right. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather, if that had occurred Linus would have written two papers, the first describing his new theory, the second showing how it was used to solve the DNA structure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Completely unable to dispute his theory with anything but the most elementary concerns. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Einstein’s general theory of relativity seems to govern the large-scale structure of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not uncommon to find college-level music theory courses that are largely devoted to harmonic analysis and its relationship to musical forms. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Academics have developed complicated theories and obscure jargon in an effort to describe what is now referred to as structural racism, yet the concept is fairly straightforward. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Which is a lot nicer than saying, "Get out! Leave my room, and take all your interesting little factoids and theories with you!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Like any other scientific theory, it may initially be put forward for aesthetic or metaphysical reasons, but the real test is whether it makes predictions that agree with observation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I test this theory out on Isabelle: that our job is to constantly re-create the stage setting in which women can act out. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It confirms the theory on which I have been working, it tells me that I am right, and also how very far there is still to go...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He struggled with the concept for nearly two years, driving himself to the brink of a mental breakdown, before he thought he had stumbled on an adequate theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His theoretical work, in electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and the wave theory of light, was equally revolutionary.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Is that another one of your theories, Mom?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It should be emphasized that this division into four classes is man-made; it is convenient for the construction of partial theories, but it may not correspond to anything deeper. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Broken Windows theory and the Power of Context are one and the same. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Important quantity of debris would support this theory. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In theory, this sounded simple; in practice, it was tricky. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If his theory became well known, and popular, it could topple British society on its head. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory was that when it came to minority candidates, voters often hid their prejudice from pollsters, expressing it only from the privacy of the voting booth. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It is a testament to the strength of Lyell’s sway that in the 1980s when geologists had to abandon just a part of it to accommodate the impact theory of extinctions, it nearly killed them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In the theory of relativity there is no unique absolute time, but instead each individual has his own personal measure of time that depends on where he is and how he is moving. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Guth’s theory, at one ten-millionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second, gravity emerged. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z After graduation, Riddick brought his evolving radical theories on social change into an unlikely venue: he became an Agricultural Extension Agent. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “But I am formulating a theory. It has to do with all those other books and encyclopedias you guys say are missing from the library. Do you have a complete list?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Given any set of facts, there are countless theories that can account for them, just as there are countless lines that can be drawn through any set of dots to join them together. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It could not have been completely uniform, because that would violate the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory was completely my own, corroborated by no one, but so what? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps he would berate me for my clumsy theory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In theory, a healthy patient’s heart will produce a distinctive—and consistent—pattern on the page that looks like the profile of a mountain range. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I have a theory. I think this might be Halliday’s way of telling us how many keys are required to open the Third Gate.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His theories on social poise, although requiring some minor revision as the family grew larger, were constant to the extent that they hinged on unaffectation. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z To test a theory, I held my hand in front of his mouth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But then Ruth said: “Tommy’s been telling me about his big theory. He says he’s already told you. Ages ago. But now, very kindly, he’s allowing me to share in it too.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z String theories, however, have a bigger problem: they seem to be consistent only if space-time has either ten or twenty- six dimensions, instead of the usual four! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he fought clandestinely, faithful to his theory that the violence of the rich must be met by the violence of the people. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But that theory departed from him as he surveyed his passengers. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z One doctor familiar with Nott’s theory was intrigued enough to follow up on it. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z So a false theory can be perfectly reliable when used in the appropriate context. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z His dad had had some theories, of course, but he couldn’t explain how the fish had been able to change so fast. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The great thing about Sherlock Holmes is, he never sat around looking for theories. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This is his theory: the owl we held as a temporary captive memorized our floor plan so it could find its way back through a window and consume her soul. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My theory stands as firm as a rock; every arrow directed against it will return quickly to its archer. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But in 1905, Einstein showed that the particle theory of light could explain the photoelectric effect, the ejection of electrons from a metal upon exposure to a beam of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z According to this theory, opaque prose is a deliberate choice. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z So the two-spheres theory was abandoned, even while efforts were made by some conservative thinkers to preserve the traditional claim that the seas are higher than the land. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There are mad things wrong with that theory, but I don’t have time to comment on them right now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z For years we thought of her as “snooty,” but then one night, around when we were eight, Ruth came up with another theory. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z While Ann backed the lunch-counter protests in theory, a victory there would make no difference in her daily battle to raise her family and improve their lives. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They sailed in ships, walked on pontoon bridges, and stepped across frozen puddles without ever experiencing anything that seemed to oblige them to rethink their theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My theory is it was because of two things Anatole saw in our house: one, plenty of books for a smart boy to read, even if he can’t go to school anymore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Here at last he showed that he had acquainted himself with Einstein’s theory–up to a point anyway: he gave it four pages out of about two hundred. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I understood the theory of fractions but struggled to manipulate them, and seeing a decimal on the page made my heart race. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Still, one would have expected there to be a range of alternative theories proposed to account for the new evidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In string theory, zero has been banished from the universe; there is no such thing as zero distance or zero time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This principle of ever-more-exact measurement derives from Tycho Brahe; in tightening up the relationship between evidence and theory in physics, Galileo was extrapolating from the practices of the astronomers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z With Dad, it all gets back to theory. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As was explained in the first chapter, it would be very difficult to construct a complete unified theory of everything in the universe all at one go. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Above all, the Renaissance acknowledged the existence of killer facts: facts which required the abandonment of well-established theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t exactly buy Jesse’s theory, but I stumbled upon the copy of To Kill a Mockingbird he’d loaned me, and it came back to me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The limp, in theory, would distract witnesses from noticing other details. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In theory, a naked singularity with no event horizon might allow you to travel faster than light or backward in time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Yes, the United States supported every country’s right to self-determination—in theory. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Maxwell’s theory predicted that radio or light waves should travel at a certain fixed speed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing I can do to distract myself is work on my piano theory workbook, but even it can’t stop me from worrying about what will happen now that everything has changed—again. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Very slowly I drew a wavy line through theories five and seven even though a strange feeling went up my esophagus. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But can there really be such a unified theory? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory neatly solves the grandfather paradox by positing separate universes in which each possible outcome exists, thereby avoiding a paradox. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Hacking’s identification of probability theory as a particular mode of thought could, however, have served to clarify the intellectual alternatives that were available before the emergence of probability. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Superbug, nuclear war, man-made black hole, asteroid. I have a lot of theories.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Harry repeated the argument he kept bringing out in favor of this theory. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Dad had become interested in chaos theory and was reading Los Alamos Science and the Journal of Statistical Physics. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The twin metallurgists exchanged a hopeful glance, because one of their theories had involved a hurricane. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He went on, “Ryan Dean has a particularly interesting theory on sexual tension that is quietly hinted at, like an urgent whisper, by Hemingway in ‘The Three-Day Blow.’” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z To Cartesians, Newton’s theory of gravity made no sense; but in England, where Cartesianism had never been adopted without reservations, and where arguments from design were widely accepted, resistance to the theory was much weaker. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The part of the theory requiring some revision was that guests would feel at home if they were treated like one of our family. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z As it happens, this is the first occasion since the establishment of universities in the thirteenth century on which a philosophical theory was destroyed by a fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Popper distinguished between the world of physical objects, the world of mental processes and the third world, the world of ‘problems, conjectures, theories, arguments, journals and books’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This approach led Heisenberg, Erwin Schrodinger, and Paul Dirac in the 1920s to reformulate mechanics into a new theory called quantum mechanics, based on the uncertainty principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory was indeed wrong, but the scientist never forgave him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Bobby’s interest in making money was undeniable, so theories abounded as to why he acted contrary to his own financial interests. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z With the new theories it became possible at last to construct plausible scenarios for how we got here. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The harmonic series is not just a useful idea constructed by music theory; it is often found in "real life," in the real-world physics of musical sounds. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z In the first place, he was clear that land was not confined to one hemisphere, so the old two-spheres theory would not do. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Werner tries out various theories on Frederick, but Frederick, he’s learning, moves about as if in the grip of a dream, his trousers too big around the waist, the hems already falling out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Nor are they really complete theories, because they contain a number of parameters whose values cannot be predicted from the theory but have to be chosen to fit in with experiment. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall did not invite confidences; Dumbledore, though in many ways more intimidating, still seemed less likely to scorn a theory, however wild. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Australia thus provides a crucial test of theories about intercontinental differences in societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Understand his lunatic theory of matter and mind, the chilly intellect, the hot imagination, blocks and builder, reality as stress. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z This is what I meant when I called the Power of Context a radical theory. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While string theory might be mathematically consistent, and even beautiful, it is not yet science. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The theoretically more interesting field of inferential statistics uses probability theory to make predictions, to estimate important characteristics of a population, and to test the validity of hypotheses. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good. Now, as I was saying—it definitely isn’t me. I do, however, have a theory on how and why it ended up in your letter box.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In string theories, what were previously thought of as particles are now pictured as waves traveling down the string, like waves on a vibrating kite string. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory, they were even given equal pay to men—an issue that wasn’t dealt with in law until 1963 in the United States and 1970 in the United Kingdom. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Lysenko’s theory was immediately embraced by the Soviet political apparatus. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And now, by some lunatic theory, they throw on golden rings, old swords, and braided helmets. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no theory of the universe: events cannot be predicted beyond a certain extent but occur in a random and arbitrary manner. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It is one thing to consider them in theory, and quite another to engage in them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know for sure—you’re way more familiar with the Maps than I am. But I have a theory. That’s why I was hoping you guys could remember some of them.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Seven explained her theory to her father: Someone was using the cucos, or working with them, to sabotage the vote to help Spares. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The likeliest first objection is the most straightforward one: is the theory true? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It would be little comfort to Cantor that his work was the foundation of a whole new branch of mathematics: set theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I measured it against its own aims, as well as against other movements and theories from the same period. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They chose discussions over lectures, experience over theory. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I nearly said, ‘Theory number one, being disproved,’ but remembered how Mum had reacted to theory number eight. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z If there really is a complete unified theory that governs everything, it presumably also determines your actions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z American leaders fervently believed in the “domino theory”: if one country became Communist, the country next to it would fall to Communism, then the next, like a row of dominoes, rapidly knocking each other over. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Given the later attitudes of Odessa, all these theories are probably true. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been going on like this since the day before, throwing out one theory after another about how horseflies could end up in the middle of the ocean. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He regretted this later when he realized that the mockingbirds and the finches would have been wonderful evidence for his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He stayed up most nights reading, copying interesting scriptures or writing his theories down in a book very similar to the one carried by Benton Sage. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Between the two of them they had worked out their theory that killing people, and being a tyrant over them, was wrong. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At the time of my arrival, Francis’ theories spread far beyond the confines of protein crystallography. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s own lectures, according to a student named Edward Gerjuoy, were lightning bursts of ideas, theories, and math on the blackboard. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Variations of this theory appear in medieval myths and folklore. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The process of vertical movement known as isostasy, was a foundation of geological beliefs for generations, though no one had any good theories as to how or why it happened. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Clearly the time was ripe for a new theory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z What are we to make, then, of the peculiar story of the almost silent demise of the two-spheres theory? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the early sixteenth century the voyages of Vespucci provided further evidence against that theory, and it was decisive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In theory, bi attached to the front of a word means “two,” and semi means “half” Although Moose says he’s bilingual, he’s semiliterate. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus Bacon rejected the distinction, so deeply rooted in his society, between theory and practice. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If Darwin were alive today the insect world would delight and astound him with its impressive verification of his theories of the survival of the fittest. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But Hitler’s superior Aryan-race theories were shattered by a young African-American college student named Jesse Owens, who won an unprecedented four gold medals in track events. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He never expounds on education theory or education reform. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Galileo’s theory was practical; it just took a full century to pay off. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I almost thought he was going to rattle off some conspiracy theory, but Ms. Jacobs bailed him out. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Probability theory was invented to help rich aristocrats win more money with their gambling. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z References to the theories of Ptolemy and Copernicus are thus references to their mathematical modelling of the cosmos. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z So if you want to learn music theory, it would be a good idea to spend some time getting comfortable with the concepts below and practicing identifying intervals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “It’s just that we’re on day four—so I think the theory’s only one day off.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z An imaginative experimentalist who had been skeptical of Lawrence’s deuteron theory, Kurie proposed to Cooksey that they goad Yale into building a cyclotron to rival Berkeley’s—and to do better work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z From around the middle of the seventeenth century there is a flood of adjectives that appear in English for scientific experiments, theories or discoveries, all based on the names of scientists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I pulled out my phone and was happy to see that my theory was right. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “When I come back to life I’m coming back as Michael Jordan and then I’ll try a different theory. Now let’s get back to the school.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The whole collection of different formulations could be regarded as a complete unified theory, though one that could not be expressed in terms of a single set of postulates. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, then, let’s hear your theory,” he said to the patrolman. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When we asked him to elaborate on this theory, he answered, ‘You wouldn’t understand it if I did tell you.’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence was more surprised to hear his deuton theory come under sustained attack from other European delegates. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “It is a beautiful part of my theory that domesticated races ... are made by precisely the same means as species.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of Munch as I sketched, his theory that pain, love, and despair were links in an endless chain. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Learning sequences in music: A contemporary music learning theory. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He exacerbated his trouble by creating a pseudonym, “Mary Rosh,” to defend his theory in online debates. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z One idea, which remained in textbooks well into my own school days, was the baked apple theory propounded by the Austrian Eduard Suess just before the turn of the century. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There was not a piece of armour proofed in Europe but what Unde Dap had a theory about it He was furious with the new Gothic style, with its ridges and scallop-patterns and fluting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Most likely, both the gossip theory and the there-is-a-lion-near-the-river theory are valid. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And of course facts and theories have an intimate relationship: what counts as a fact depends on the theories you hold, and whether a theory appears to be valid depends on the facts you acknowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Lawrence knew the Cavendish delegates were skeptical not only of his deuton theory but also of the cyclotron itself as a laboratory tool. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z ‘We were checking a theory of mine, Mum,’ I said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z All the observations he made—on himself, his children, the animals and plants around him—were in service to his theory of natural selection. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood up finally and said, “It’s a solid theory, Pudge,” and reached up and patted my shoulder, like a coach complimenting a player. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, dedicated scientists develop theories and test them, hoping to discover a safe and effective cure. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z According to the theory of inflationary cosmology, empty space can spawn other big bangs, creating a vast number of other universes: a multiverse. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Also it will give a picture of the state of England, which forced King Arthur to work for his theory of justice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Teaching such an ancient Sapiens English, persuading him of the truth of Christian dogma, or getting him to understand the theory of evolution would probably have been hopeless undertakings. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A theory of heredity, Darwin realized, was not peripheral to a theory of evolution; it was of pivotal importance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He was not looking for a brand-new theory; he did not yet have a conception of knowledge as progressive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Schopenhauer’s theories, like Wagner’s operas, could not be described as succinct, and they are consequently hard to summarise briefly, but the idea that caught Wagner’s imagination was that we humans are essentially irrational, emotional animals. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was a nice theory—but scientists doubted it would actually work. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As the end of term approached, Harry heard many different theories about what had really happened, but none of them came close to the truth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He was fiercely racial in spite of his stupendous hatred of his race and he had a theory that marriage between two of alien races would result in mongrel children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “In your baggage theory, your mom is one of the bags that gets damaged?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was time to test the madman theory. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My theory is that it allows blood to pour into the side of the brain you need for whatever bit of thinking it is you have to do. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z This theory, too, is plausible, but no concrete evidence exists to prove it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was composed of twenty-seven steps—in theory, a good number. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I had seen these theories before, back when I was researching in Moorland, leafing through the various fights within and without the black community. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z These deficiencies of astrological theory are less visible to the innumerate, who are not likely to concern themselves with mechanisms, and who are seldom interested in comparing magnitudes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z With this chronology in mind, we can now address an important question: was Copernicus’s adoption of the terraqueous-globe theory the key event which led to his switch from geocentrism to heliocentrism? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This early culture was a separate entity—another nail in the coffin of the Clovis-as-template theory, to her way of thinking. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Historians have two primary theories to explain what allowed the Europeans to thoroughly colonize the Indigenous lands in North America. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z What does work is the State's theory of what happened, verified by all of the witnesses. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The Army has a theory regarding biological space suits. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Livermore defended its flop as the not- unexpected product of vigorous innovation, on the theory that one can often learn more from mistakes than from easy successes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z These systems were modeled on the theories of Frederick Winslow Taylor, an industrial engineer, who argued that companies should be run “scientifically,” with each worker’s task minutely analyzed and quantified. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The most challenging and nonintuitive of all the concepts in the general theory of relativity is the idea that time is part of space. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They have to do with attention capture, and attention theory. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When he got it back, seeing his species theory in print— in handwriting other than his own—was scary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Darwin's “gemmule” theory—that hereditary instructions were thrown adrift by all cells and then floated in the blood, like a million messages in bottles—suggested that blood transfusions might transmit gemmules and thereby alter heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But for now, watching the baby helped him formulate his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In practice, what often happens is that a new theory is devised that is really an extension of the previous theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory of relativity says that the rocket power needed to accelerate a spaceship gets greater and greater the nearer it gets to the speed of light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory held that Emeline had stepped in the acid, then placed her feet against the door, thus literally etching the print into the enamel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Yesterday, Celia had told Dimple her theory: that the founders of Insomnia Con had been in Hari’s dad’s pocket from the beginning. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But Lancelot had spent his childhood between knightly exercises and thinking out King Arthur's theory for himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents had differing theories about how much parenting I required. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I don’t fit into any of these theories. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ovism, as this was called, seems to us the most fantastical of theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Based on leads from informants and from circumstantial evidence, the private detectives began to develop a crystalline theory of the crime. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Exactly the same relativist approach is employed with regard to facts as to theories; indeed, the two are often indistinguishable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Two: There was a cult entirely dedicated to discussing preexisting conspiracy theories and determining if they were true. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t calm down, so I called Ben from bed and told him my theory. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Perspective painting thus involves the application of theory to particular circumstances. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “The technical side of the subject is now recognized as equally important with advances that follow from the use of these techniques, and more important, I hope, than the theories that endeavor to explain them.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Still, as a theory, this, too, had its faults. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in your theory of the weak and the strong,” Jaime replied. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He would later become the chief opponent of the theory he helped create. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z One theory makes him a British agent who decided to spy for the Americans after he saw that they would probably win the war. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This is one of the main fields of study for those who are interested in studying music theory at a more advanced level. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I’d rather try online dating than leave it up to this math theory.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z According to the new theory, an electron moving between orbits would disappear from one and reappear instantaneously in another without visiting the space between. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And some states deny representation to impoverished defendants on the theory that somehow they should be able to pay for a lawyer, even though they are scarcely able to pay for food or rent. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The sachems of Indian groups on the eastern seaboard were absolute monarchs in theory. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A chain-reacting pile would be more efficient but still existed only in theory, for Fermi’s most recent prototype had produced less than one neutron per fission—a definite fizzle. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Juan Tomas went out among the neighbors to divert their suspicions, and he gave them theories and ideas of what had happened to Kino and to Juana and to the baby. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z No. He looks at made-up pictures of things that are invisible and comes up with theories. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even those who realized that Newton’s theory of gravity showed that the universe could not be static did not think to suggest that it might be expanding. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Either explanation contradicted the predictions of the steady state theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, all our theories of science are formulated on the assumption that space-time is smooth and nearly flat, so they break down at the big bang singularity, where the curvature of space-time is infinite. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Our brains and nervous systems are the same because, according to recent theory, we are all descended from one woman in Africa a quarter-million years ago. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z On the Internet, the talk about Scott is horrible, the theories wild, disgusting. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Davenport’s racist and antisemitic theories then became part of the Army War College course for nearly two decades. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z That was why she liked bright colors, or anyway, that was her theory about why she liked bright colors: because flowers and tangerines were bright. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z For example, the theory predicts that the light cones of points near the sun would be slightly bent inward, on account of the mass of the sun. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z While we travel, Katherine and Miss Duncan chatter on about the professor’s theories on why the dead rise and whatnot. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “There are no theories how to engineer the device,” he says sadly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z There’s enough time, though, to explain the clock theory to them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In theory, I could be out getting drunk. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “I mean, I don’t mind it, in theory. I just don’t know if they ever work.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He published this theory in 1967, in an article in the The New England Journal of Medicine entided “Early Establishment of Gender Identity: The Terminal Twos.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A day or so later he would often realize that his theory did not work and return to experiments, until boredom generated a new attack on theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “I have a theory about why moms are so strict.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Nothing about the micro- or macro- economic theory. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z According to the general theory of relativity, there must have been a state of infinite density in the past, the big bang, which would have been an effective beginning of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “If our theory is right and a witch is helping the Nightbeast, this is all gonna be twenty times harder,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z By then, she was no longer willing to waste time on Gallup’s false theory. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The fundamental postulate of the theory of relativity, as it was called, was that the laws of science should be the same for all freely moving observers, no matter what their speed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Giles of Rome and Dante had pointed out that if the theory was correct the land emerging from the waters should have a circular shape, and it did not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z People have searched for this underlying theory, but without any success so far. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the chaos theory of cosmology could explain it. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I’d been assuming, once we were back, we’d be taking little opportunities, whenever we were alone, to exchange more thoughts on his theory about the Gallery. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He developed the theory in order to distinguish between different “modes” of intelligences rather than thinking of intelligence as one unified ability. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She had a vague theory that the heat came from something he used in place of starch in the shirts and collars. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the “bloodbath” school of criminology was touting exactly the opposite theory—that an increase in the teenage share of the population would produce a crop of superpredators who would lay the nation low. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “The next, ‘The theory of the book is bad, full of morbid fancies, spiritualistic ideas, and unnatural characters.’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “But others—and I think this is the better theory—they thought there were different subtypes of dragons, like how there are different types of magic.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Dad’s theories ranged from Esperanto, which he made us study because he thought it was the answer to half the world’s problems, to immaculate conception, which he said wasn’t supported by available biological evidence. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Chester, of course, insists that this proves his theory. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Kat, you know the theories? The nine theories?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z As 1 shall describe, the prospects for finding such a theory seem to be much better now because we know so much more about the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This idea, consolatory in theory, I felt would be terrible if realised: with all my might I endeavoured to stifle it—I endeavoured to be firm. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z That leaves us with the theory that they were built for some mysterious cultural purpose that archaeologists have a hard time deciphering. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The local media were eager to join the prosecutors in criticizing the 60 Minutes piece because it implicated their coverage, which had largely presented only the prosecution's theory and characterization of Walter and the crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Grants theory mostly came from one that had been suggested by a Frenchman named Jean-Baptiste Lamarck late in the previous century. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew then that he had mistaken my silence for fatigue, and it had not occurred to him I dreaded this arrival at Manderley as much as I had longed for it in theory. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Was Watt familiar with the concept of latent heat when he devised his new engine, and did the new theory inform his new technology? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There was perhaps no more attractive theory than the belief that smart policing stops crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Quietly I got out the list of theories and the photos. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Sperm, this theory argued, already contained a minihuman—a tiny fetus, fully formed, shrunken and curled into a minuscule package and waiting to be progressively inflated into a baby. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z According to theories, they don’t always erupt explosively but sometimes burst forth in a vast, continuous outpouring–a flood–of molten rock, such as with the Deccan Traps in India sixty-five million years ago. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In the meantime another Nicholas turned Cusa’s philosophy into a scientific theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But an even bigger flaw in the strong- economy theory concerns violent crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Quantum mechanics deals with this situation via a class of quantum theories in which particles don’t have well-defined positions and velocities but are represented by a wave. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Here we go again with Chris’s theories on girls, even though I have to admit, he was usually right. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Consequently two different scientific communities will always produce two radically different bodies of scientific fact and theory, and science is not a cross-cultural form of knowledge but a local consensus, specific to a particular community. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the Weinberg-Salam theory, at energies much greater than 100 GeV, the three new particles and the photon would all behave in a similar manner. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Griffith’s identification of a chemical capable of carrying hereditary instructions between organisms—the “gene molecule”—would have sparked a thousand speculations and restructured the chemical theory of life. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z These quantum theories are deterministic in the sense that they give laws for the evolution of the wave with time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “In fact, I was horrified. It seemed as if the whole endeavor was founded on possibilities rather than probabilities. Of theory there was a great deal, of proven knowledge not much.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A second theory claimed that it had to do with the comparatively high level of literacy in the state. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z No surviving medieval plainchant reveals to us that a pulse was intended, and books of theory and instruction are ambiguous on the subject. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was like the third theory we were trying to find. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, it has been an outstandingly successful theory and underlies nearly all of modern science and technology. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I read him when I was sixteen, and his work offered a grand theory of multi-millennial European plunder. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I glance at Mango and decide that theory must not be true with cats, since my hair is neither gray nor white. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We’d discounted theories one, two and eight by checking them out. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It belongs to a different, far bigger and more scholarly book to trace in detail the development of rhetoric teaching and theory between the ancient world and the present day. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z All the same, Dewey could not accept the theory that the family had been slaughtered for paltry profit—“a few dollars and a radio.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory of gravity simply makes possible reliable predictions across a wider field. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful theory that explained a great deal. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Interesting theory, Patricia. But please rehire your custodian. Immediately. I, for one, don’t enjoy the fragrant aromas of ripe garbage and raw sewage.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The theory is, when black individuals achieve power for themselves, black people as a group benefit, as does society as a whole. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But the general theory was something else altogether. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In theory, however, there were new uses that were yet to be tapped—or else why would the Thunderhead put them to work? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z If Ibn al-Haytham offered plenty of real experiments, medieval philosophy is also full of thought experiments designed to test the implications of theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All I need do was read a crystallographic text; this would enable me to understand enough theory to begin to take X-ray photographs. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I did well in my history class, better in English, and best of all in music theory. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This theory, like Huygens’s theory of oscillating systems, grew out of a piece of practical work connected with astronomy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Not exactly. Though a lot of songs can be tied back to philosophy, especially value theory and the essential meaning of life.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Francis ran through the helical theory itself, devoting only a few minutes to our progress with DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Pluton'ic, relating to the interior of the earth, or to the Plutonic theory in geology of the formation of certain rocks by fire: from "Pluto"—in classic mythology, the god of the infernal regions. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z In adopting the term ‘theory’ the scientists were thus freeing themselves from the philosophers’ preoccupation with truth in so far as it implied knowledge of causes and of what Aristotelian philosophers called substances, or forms. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The theory behind his idea was that the sharp throat I’d designed made for a hot spot along its thin edge. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This theory means he must either have wanted to run away or was perhaps knocked on the head and somehow forgot about us. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The class laughs, and I tell Ms. Steck that I am happy to move on from Zeno and his dumb theory. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z An online metronome, guitar tuner, blank sheet music, music theory lessons, and music converters are all available at 8notes.com. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Before he spoke, he was terribly nervous—but how he described those nerves gives an insight into how thoroughgoing was his theory of oratory: Personally, I am always very nervous when I begin to speak. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It was a name that protested its own origin: even though he had systematically demolished Darwin’s theory of pangenesis, de Vries paid his mentor a final homage. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A house that was more like communism, better in theory than reality? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had a theory that if the child absorbed such food before birth, it wouldn’t be so much of an Italian. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the meantime two scientists had developed a theory about HeLa that sounded far more like science fiction than anything Rifkin had come up with: HeLa, they said, was no longer human. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I have nothing better to do after dinner, so I finish my homework, complete a couple of pages in my music theory workbook, and go to bed at the same time as Malia. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The theory also tells us that nothing can travel faster than light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He harboured a curious theory about how to develop a sense of beauty in the minds of his children. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory of relativity does allow one consolation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the classical theory of general relativity one cannot predict how the universe would have begun because all the known laws of science would have broken down at the big bang singularity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A prevailing theory was that her killer came from outside the reservation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Charles liked Gray and thought that in many ways he understood the theory best; Charles called Gray’s reviews good natural theological commentary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Physics: nothing beyond the quantum theory of fields. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, grand unified theories may provide an explanation of why the universe should now contain more quarks than antiquarks, even if it started out with equal numbers of each. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z With a tad less blood, the theory went, the remaining blood would flow more freely and normally through the body. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In the evenings, the city’s only public high school taught laboratory employees everything from sewing to dynamic model design, bookkeeping to machine shop theory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z According to Newton’s theory, the centrifugal force of the Earth’s spin should result in a slight flattening at the poles and a bulging at the equator, which would make the planet slightly oblate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The basic theory underlying this strategy is that white Americans will abandon discriminatory practices if and when it becomes apparent that black people aren’t inferior after all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For example, Aristotle believed Empedocles’s theory that everything was made out of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent days tracking leads, interviewing dozens of people, following wild rumors, investigating different theories. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the 1960s an opposing school emerged, inspired by academic linguistics and theories of progressive education. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The most intriguing candidate for that “something else” is called the Broken Windows theory. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z RiRi was quieter than usual, but she worked hard to process Story in silence, not wanting to prove our theories of her being too young to know the whole truth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Either way,” Bennie said, “it does speak to Izzy’s whole theory that we just walking into a great big trap, doesn’t it?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He’s saying this as though it’s fact: not a question, not an accusation, not a theory. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z One theory is that our brains evolved because our primate ancestors began to engage in more sophisticated food gathering: instead of just eating grasses and leaves they began eating fruit, which takes more thinking power. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, Nott did not perform any experiments to prove his theory. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They studied mechanics in theory but they had no practical interest in machines. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He occupied himself by inventing the differential and integral calculus, making fundamental discoveries on the nature of light and laying the foundation for the theory of universal gravitation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait for some kind of disclaimer from him about his theory being dumb or that he’s sorry for being a downer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Francis would first sum up the advantages of the helical theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This means that scientists, although they may not be aware of it, are never obliged to adopt any particular theory: there are always alternatives that would work as well, indeed, for all we know, better. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They provided precise ionization data, spelled out their theory on how positrons emitted by the bombarded atoms transmuted into gamma rays, and carefully avoided any speculation about the significance of the new phenomenon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Reassuringly, the results had been validated theoretically by Oppenheimer, who was gratified that they undermined certain European theories of quantum dynamics with which he heartily disagreed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The first is the law of large numbers, one of the most significant though often misunderstood theorems in probability theory, and one which people sometimes invoke to justify all sorts of bizarre conclusions. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory, scientists can get energy from the Casimir effect even at absolute zero in the bleakest part of the vacuum of space. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The theory also notes that any big, complex system for irrigation or hydraulic management requires a centralized bureaucracy to construct and maintain it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally, peoples named in these other three theories could have mixed to form the modem Japanese. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the past few years they have begun to succeed, creating a monster theory that explains the quantum-mechanical nature of gravity, allowing them to peer at the very creation of our universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Today they were playing superhero baseball, which was a variation Jack had invented on the theory that superheroes, too, needed organized sports. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Nothing in the theories of tectonics can explain any of this. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The discovery of the positron in 1932 confirmed Dirac’s theory and led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1933. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And in those guilt-ridden days, her mind crammed with Fard’s theories, my grandmother started to see his point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Steady-state theory was killed by what scientists had mistaken for pigeon droppings. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Digges and Benedetti had not read Bruno, so they had not encountered his theory that, from a distance, the Earth would be indistinguishable from a star. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “So what is your theory of the crime?” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Darwin had advanced the boldest new theory in biology, Owen wrote, without adequate experimental proof to support it; rather than fruit, he had provided “intellectual husks.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What the two theories have in common—and what they clash over—is zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They have only one theory—that the guilty party is a kid. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Game theory suggests that success favors the decisive. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Rutherford was there to talk about his new disintegration theory of radioactivity, as part of which he brought out his piece of pitchblende. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In an attempt to draw everything together, physicists have come up with something called superstring theory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Foaly opened his mouth to voice his incredible theory, but before he could speak the shuttle’s bay door slid open. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I had heard many theories about what happened to us after death, but even with Yakov’s dybbuk shifting inside my veins, I still didn’t have an answer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z More than enough protein problems kept popping up that required someone with a bent toward theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I knew I should stop—this was the Lord’s time—but I hadn’t even started the assignment for music theory, which was due at seven A.M. on Monday. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Had Mendel stopped his experiments here, he would already have made a major contribution to a theory of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I arranged the photos on my desk alongside the souvenir shot of the capsule in which we thought Salim had been a passenger and the list of theories. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the biggest victory for statistical mechanics and the wave theory of light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But there was as yet no general crisis for the two-spheres theory: the geographers summoned by Ferdinand and Isabella to advise on Columbus’s plans had no hesitation in dismissing them out of hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We cannot, at the moment at least, predict the values of these numbers from theory—we have to find them by observation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Another arranged the tusks so that they curved backwards on the engaging theory that the creature had been aquatic and had used them to anchor itself to trees while dozing. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I wasn’t much good to begin with, but I felt I understood what I had to do to get the bowl where it needed to go, at least in theory. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I have long been skeptical of the bamboozlement theory, because in my experience it does not ring true. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She was sitting at my desk, arranging the list of theories on one side, the souvenir photo she’d bought at the Eye and Salim’s camera on the other side. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z This back and forth movement between theory and evidence, hypothesis and experiment has come to seem so familiar that it is hard for us to grasp that Galileo was doing something fundamentally new. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But toward the end of his voyage, and now back in England, as he looked at bird specimens from the Galapagos Islands, Charles had the beginnings of a new theory to explain transmutation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The mathematician said that it was senseless to try because in theory you would never reach her, but the engineer smiled and said, “You can get close enough.” The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z While the conspiracy theories were initially dismissed as far-fetched, if not downright loony, the word on the street turned out to be right, at least to a point. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t turn to Hensleigh, or even to his brother Erasmus, who would not be at all shocked by his theory or have any reluctance to publish it. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And now each day, out on the Yard, I felt this weight and saw this beauty, not just as a matter of theory but also as demonstrable fact. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Stokes had solved the problem in the train while going home one evening and had produced the theory on a small sheet of paper the next morning. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Later that day—in a talk chaired by George Gey—Hayflick delivered a paper, on the “facts and theories” of spontaneous transformation of cells in culture. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Thus it is impossible to test A proton and an antiproton collide at high energy, producing a couple of almost free quarks. grand unified theories directly in the laboratory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he died at Princeton, New Jersey, in 1955 before Charles Hapgood’s rubbishing of continental drift theories was even published. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “At least, that’s one theory, and it fits the legend I heard at Camp Jupiter. To break the Greeks’ spirit, the Romans carted off the Athena Parthenos when they took over the city of Athens. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It also helps to remember, however, that music theory is a bit like grammar. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Jasmine didn't say nothing, and she didn't need to for TJ to bring his theory home. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z From this moment on, I knew I could no longer avoid actually understanding the helical theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z This is the chief objection to string theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z That just as the theories of Ptolemy and Newton seemed perfectly satisfactory for centuries, so too our most cherished theories will one day be supplanted. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Kaz hated a puzzle he couldn’t solve, and he and Inej had concocted a hundred theories to account for the murder—none of which satisfied. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He has invented a trench and a theory of defensive warfare, but in that courtly company few will listen. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In public health projects in difficult locales, theory often prevails over practice. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He shouted that Charles was wrong; he shouted that he was sorry that he had given him the opportunity to collect the specimens that led to his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A zero in the other great modern theory—relativity—creates another paradox: the infinite nothing of the black hole. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z To work out his species theory he had to become adept at describing at least one creature in minute detail. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I woke up screaming and was unceremoniously ejected from the library, cursing Dr. Golan and his stupid theories all the while. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “You were thinking about Einstein’s theory of relativity.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Newton realized that, according to his theory of gravity, the stars should attract each other, so it seemed they could not remain essentially motionless. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis saw no reason to understate the power of the helical theory and within several minutes revealed the way Bessel functions gave neat answers. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z With the financial backing of Durham’s white leaders, Shepard founded North Carolina College, a school based on Washington’s theories of self-improvement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But I must warn anyone testing my theory, never try it away from a shipping port. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory, a drug-courier profile reflects the collective wisdom and judgment of a law enforcement agency’s officials. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z However, it was inconsistent with the Newtonian theory of gravity, which said that objects attracted each other with a force that depended on the distance between them. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Their fears began to circle the abandoned car, then to pile into it, tense new passengers with theories in their laps. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Inspired by the new idea of germ theory, Wells imagined microbes killing off his Martians. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In previous chapters I have described general relativity, the partial theory of gravity, and the partial theories that govern the weak, the strong, and the electromagnetic forces. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And Vespucci had sailed 50 degrees south of the equator: this was not just the equatorial antipodes that some exponents of the two-spheres theory had envisaged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘There is a ninth theory,’ I said, my hand flapping. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The answer is that, in quantum theory, particles can be created out of energy in the form of particle/antiparticle pairs. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As it happened, the Joliots’ discovery of artificial radioactivity came at the moment when Lawrence was fighting his final rearguard action in defense of his deuteron theory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Then I remember that one of my books is a piano theory workbook for practicing, recognizing, and writing the notes on sheet music. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z ‘I have to admit it’s a clever theory.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z In cosmology, as the journalist Geoffrey Carr has suggested, we have "a mountain of theory built on a molehill of evidence." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Finally the new science was given a distinctive identity by a new language of facts, theories, hypotheses and laws. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was continuing to study the game, but he spent more time exploring his theories on religion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Monroes never knew anything of Chester’s theory. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z I took the pencil back from Kat and crossed off what she’d written for theory nine. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I said to my brother, having already heard his theory about the woodpecker situation just one night before. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z A generation of young biologists was now rifling through Darwin’s works to find clues to the theory that had gone missing. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Up to now, most scientists have been too occupied with the development of new theories that describe what the universe is to ask the question why. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, most people of the time still believed in “spontaneous generation,” a theory put forth by the philosopher Aristotle in 330 B.C., almost two thousand years before Maria’s time. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So that was the end of that theory. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z For more advanced practice, look for music theory books that focus entirely on harmony or that spend plenty of time analyzing harmonies in real music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z This encouraged me, but the theory was blown by such masculine nouns as murder, toothache, and Rollerblade. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Kuhn’s concept of a paradigm, which he presented as an amalgam of a practice, a theory, and an educational programme, represented a particular way of interlocking these three variables. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The theory of the Anglo Saxon home became so warped that it never quite recovered. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s an informed guess,” I say, “and it’s the best theory I have.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z ‘The ninth theory is that Salim never got on the Eye in the first place.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “And talking loop theory is better than going into pointless hysterics.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He had the same theory about bathing and eating. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The proposal that gained widest support was called the steady state theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You can have theories, but there will never be proof. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Among much else, Einstein’s theory explained how radiation worked: how a lump of uranium could throw out constant streams of high-level energy without melting away like an ice cube. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Communist theory defined these people as the molders of the future of mankind, but the Communist speeches I had heard in the park had mocked that definition. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Beadle had a simpler theory: maize was directly descended from teosinte. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Thus, in the case of the word ‘experiment’, linguistic change lags behind both theory and practice. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We should therefore use the principle of economy and cut them out of the theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Many scholars vehemently reject this theory, insisting that both monogamy and the forming of nuclear families are core human behaviours. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If one neglects gravitational effects, as Einstein and Poincare did in 1905, one has what is called the special theory of relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I doubted that theory, and in any case, it was small com-fort. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Crowds of people are standing around, passionately arguing philosophy and social theories. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Even Lyell, who did not agree with everything Charles was thinking, urged him to publish something about his theory of natural selection. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, very accurate observations of the planet Mercury revealed a small difference between its motion and the predictions of Newton’s theory of gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not formed any of this into a coherent theory. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She had read various theories, but she needed to find out for herself. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If her guess about these universes was right, and they were the multiple worlds predicted by quantum theory, then some of them would have split off from her own much earlier than others. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Whatever the scientific theory, I loved the idea of creating my own mini twinkling star, even if it only lasted for a microsecond. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Gaur believed in finding solutions rather than in spouting theory. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the Big Bang theory, the universe came into being in one single moment—a cosmic cataclysm that gave birth to black holes, brown dwarfs, matter and dark matter, energy and dark energy. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps tomorrow someone will invent a theory consistent with everything else we know that circumvents paradoxes on such matters as simultaneity, avoids privileged reference frames and still permits travel faster than light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, it is annoying, that. Unlucky for your theory, and extremely lucky for our Italian friend that M. Ratchett’s valet should have had the toothache.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The Weinberg-Salam theory exhibits a property known as spontaneous symmetry breaking. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He even later wrote a book about the theory, which he called “Darwinism.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no ultimate theory of the universe, just an infinite sequence of theories that describe the universe more and more accurately. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So the properties of these standing waves, which are always produced in very specific groups, or series, have far-reaching effects on music theory. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z And those shared assumptions are usually pretty conservative: we don’t reinvent the world from scratch every time we float a theory. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Indeed, preformation was largely a restatement of Pythagoras’s theory—that sperm carried all the information to make a new human. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The steady state theory therefore had to be abandoned. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And he was finally working toward letting his theory out into the world. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t think anyone’s ever tested the theory. The general wisdom is that if he owes you more than four weeks pay, you better stop showing up on payday.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The theory was a good scientific theory, in the sense described in Chapter 1: it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She knows on some vague level that there is something wrong with her theory about how to draw a vertical line, and she won’t stop until she’s absolutely sure she has it right. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z At other times, when the afternoon was almost over and disturbing shadows crept across the storage yard, a different kind of theory went the rounds. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Although it is significantly expanded from "Introduction to Music Theory," this course still covers only the bare essentials of music theory. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z To relax, he read science fiction and studied Einstein’s theory of relativity. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z We know we cannot rationally describe the kind of person we will fall in love with: that’s why we go on dates—to test our theories about who attracts us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And sure, he was told Grandpop was blind, but he wanted to play it safe—the whole blind thing might’ve been a bluff, a theory that seemed a lot less silly after what happened next. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z All of those theories are essentially ways of saying that the criminal is a personality type — a personality type distinguished by an insensitivity to the norms of normal society. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z However, there were still problems with the theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Cabot shared with her his philosophies about life and even a little bit of his theory concerning the potential of humankind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The child of Inner Party parents is in theory not born into the Inner Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z For Darwin’s theory to work, heredity had to possess constancy and inconstancy, stability and mutation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Her theory, demonstrated in practice, was based on the principle that a person who had all matters of conscience in perfect shape should be able to eat until overcome by fatigue. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The inability to test out her theory irked Ophie something fierce. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He was the first person to state clearly that the Moon shines by reflected light, and he accordingly devised a theory of the phases of the Moon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Today scientists describe the universe in terms of two basic partial theories—the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the most ridiculous theory quite suddenly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Plenty of theories which we now regard as plain wrong have been successful in the past. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The popular theory on the message boards was that Halliday had created multiple copies of his hometown so that several avatars could search it at the same time without fighting over a single location. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But collections also provided more serious scholars with specimens that helped them formulate theories on the natural order of life. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I imagined where the clue of the strange man with the ticket might lead and how it might fit in with the theories left on the list. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that I really believed in my mom’s phase theory. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t want to have been the first person who tested that theory.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Freudian theory suffers from a more serious problem as well. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dynamics are more of a performance issue than a music theory issue, so amplitude doesn't need much discussion here. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z This was true even of the special theory of relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernest sprinted back to his bachelor quarters at Berkeley’s Faculty Club to share his theory with his fellow residents, most of them unmarried junior faculty members like himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We are as interdependent, especially in our cities, as bees or ants, yet we can detach if we wish and go live alone in the woods, in theory anyway. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory the gym was open all day long, and students were encouraged to use it “any time at all,” but of course classes, meals, and studytime took up most of the day. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The theory here is that you can use the stick to test the ground in front of you, and even pull yourself out of it if you sink. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As far as the two-spheres theory was concerned, the voyages of Vespucci were deadly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A great theory, if she could make it work.... The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The theories of scholars who claim to know what the foragers felt shed much more light on the prejudices of their authors than on Stone Age religions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Statistical mechanics—the theory of wiggles—explained some of the basic properties of matter, and it even seemed to explain the nature of light itself. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z So after dinner the dads are in the front parlor with the French doors closed, leaning over a big round table, each scribbling away on pads of yellow paper, spinning out theories like madmen. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma’s theory that he didn’t care what happened to Marcus seemed even more likely. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Galileo’s determination to embody mathematical theory in a corresponding apparatus is fundamental. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He begins to read and study books about color theory. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z At the turn of the century, two British physicists tried to use the wiggle theory to solve a simple problem. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The birth of modern science—the offspring of theory and observation— teetered on the precipice of their mutual mistrust. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory, incidentally, is almost always presented as a recent one, but in fact it was first proposed in the 1940s by Reginald Daly of Harvard. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z By 1700 the idea that the study of the physical world is all about facts, experiments, evidence, theories and laws of nature had become well established. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Is the unified theory so compelling that it brings about its own existence? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, science evolves, and it does so because theories that fail to develop, or that are unable to adapt in the face of new discoveries, are eliminated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis: you can never prove it. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory I think came closest was the one put forward by Ruth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rahajamati. His article attacks Tanida’s theory of enzyme fusion—the concept of changing the chemical structure of the enzyme blocking the step in the metabolic pathway.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m willing to run against him to test the theory. It is all up to Mr. Riddle.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And if the People were actually related to humans, as another theory had it, odds are that the Emerald Isle was where it started. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z One glimmer of hope remained, one alternative to the big bang: steady-state theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The answer is straightforward: he had begun an experimental programme of testing and refining his theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This theory, or conviction, rested on the memory of a single encounter—the meeting at dusk on the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z You already know all there is to know in theory. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The theories, all of them, the photos, the words on the T-shirt, the pods on the Wheel were like floating strands in my brain. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Inflation theory explains the ripples and eddies that make our universe possible. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z When the sheriff apprehended him for grave-robbery and gold-hoarding, Mr. Fink demurred on the theory that if his own grandfather wasn’t his, whose was he? Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, however, these two theories are known to be inconsistent with each other—they cannot both be correct. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This proof of a German theory by British scientists was hailed as a great act of reconciliation between the two countries after the war. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His theory essentially eliminated God’s role in the process of creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z From nothing at all, suddenly there were swarms of photons, protons, electrons, neutrons, and much else–between 1079 and 1089 of each, according to the standard Big Bang theory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He had his politics to protect him, and his scientifically based theories of class, and his own rather forced self-certainty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The success of scientific theories, particularly Newton’s theory of gravity, led the French scientist the Marquis de Laplace at the beginning of the nineteenth century to argue that the universe was completely deterministic. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Quantum mechanics got rid of the zero in the classical theory of light—removing the infinite energy that supposedly came from every bit of matter in the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Mis theory was that you get into a state where your brain no longer makes short-term memories. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the reason for string theory, which was created in the 1970s when physicists began to see the advantages of treating every particle as a vibrating string rather than as a dot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Both are theories of the universe, though the latter is much more mathematical and precise than the former. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was my current theory that hands were the most revealing part of the human body—far more significant than eyes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll talk facts but not theories,” he informed the assembled journalists. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Up until that point, American physics magazines had been filled with articles on new experiments and theories about fission. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the Renaissance theory of signatures, some natural objects had their significance apparent in their form. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z On a more promising note, Seven had a new theory. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Like this is a crucial piece of evidence in some wild conspiracy theory. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A complete, consistent, unified theory is only the first step: our goal is a complete understanding of the events around us, and of our own existence. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Einstein’s theories are particularly beautiful, as are Maxwell's equations. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z All of this may seem very arbitrary, but it's important to remember that medieval mode theory, just like our modern music theory, was not trying to invent a logical system of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Using probability theory, I calculate that, given my assumption, the likelihood of this result is well below 5 percent, a commonly used “level of significance.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And we shall see, in later chapters, that we already know a fair amount about the predictions a quantum theory of gravity must make. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no denying Jenkin’s inescapable logic: to salvage Darwin’s theory of evolution, he needed a congruent theory of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He was furious about The Origin of Species and hated Charles’s theory of natural selection. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Every new political theory, by whatever name it called itself, led back to hierarchy and regimentation. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z One aspect of the Scientific Revolution consists in the extension of mathematical theories to include sublunary phenomena. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Just as it’s hard to describe what makes a piece of music or a painting aesthetically pleasing, it's equally difficult to describe what makes a mathematical theorem or a physical theory beautiful. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Our media vocabulary is full of hot takes, big ideas, and grand theories of everything. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Some are clearly the work of nutjobs—clinically paranoid people who need professional help, not arenas in which to vent their hyperbolic conspiracy theories. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Many properties of light, including diffraction, are naturally explained by the wave theory, and in subsequent years Huygens’ view carried the day. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A wide red plank of dirt—the so-called road—flat-out in front of us, continuous in theory from here to somewhere distant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “My theory is that you really do belong in Abnegation. That your Divergence is weaker.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Finally, they demanded that they be allowed to challenge Mrs. Gallup’s theory about Shakespeare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z As she’s all too fond of telling us, we are raising savages with all our new theories about talking, not spanking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But according to the approach I described in Chapter 1, a scientific theory is just a mathematical model we make to describe our observations: it exists only in our minds. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z While intellectually stimulating, decision theory, econometrics, and similar courses left me feeling adrift. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But Richard Owen, the fossil taxonomist—Darwin’s frenemy—was quick to discern the philosophical implications of Darwin’s theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Some of us had other theories, but only Miranda seemed to take Naomi’s happiness as a personal affront. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The two theories had to be congenitally linked—each bolstering and completing the other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But he also truly disagreed with Charles’s theory on both scientific and religious grounds. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Eight. One of them must be correct, unless there’s one or more theories I’m missing.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Notwithstanding this large body of theory, the role of color in art rests primarily on its sensuous and emotive appeal, in contrast to the more cerebral quality generally associated with line. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Old ideas die hard, and not everyone rushed to embrace the exciting new theory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Yet as late as 1964 when the Encyclopaedia Britannica discussed the rival theories, it was Wegener’s that was held to be full of "numerous grave theoretical difficulties." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But it is harder to understand why his medieval successors had not developed his theories in order to show how they might be put to work by artists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Interesting theory,” he said and left the kitchen. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Yet a third theory is that the Zapotec of Monte Alban—not the Olmec of La Venta—consolidated to form North America’s first imperialist power, an aggressive state that subjugated dozens of other villages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z All such theories remain largely irrefutable and unprovable; no one knows certainly why the ice comes, why it goes. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z This was the moment he had been scared of for so many years—his theory made public. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He interrupted physics lectures with his own theories, sometimes charging to the chalkboard, grabbing the chalk and declaring, “This can be done much better in the following manner.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Brief prayers were muttered for Martin’s soul, and then people began trading theories. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The theories to explain olfaction are as numerous and complex as those for immunologic sensing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Disputes also arise because the new theories have implications for today’s ecological battles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He says it will confuse me and make me think about psychological theories instead of about my own ideas and feelings. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Mercury's orbit, for instance, wobbled in a way that disagreed with what Newton predicted, but on the whole, Newton’s theories were tested again and again, and they usually passed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Then, from about 1994, people started discovering what are called dualities: different string theories and different ways of curling up the extra dimensions could lead to the same results in four dimensions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “That sounds very much like a conspiracy theory,” Jack says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The correspondence between theories and facts was so crucial that Galileo and Newton were prepared to bend the facts to fit the theories, even while insisting on the priority of experience over theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Unable to arrive at a theory of heredity via experimental means, Darwin was forced to conjure one up from purely theoretical grounds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This behavior of the universe could have been predicted from Newton’s theory of gravity at any time in the nineteenth, the eighteenth, or even the late seventeenth century. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The evidence for a germ theory of disease was available for hundreds and hundreds of years before medical orthodoxy was capable of looking at it freshly enough to accept it. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It took a mind as precise and analytical as Aristotle’s to systematically dismantle Pythagoras’s theory of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The two-spheres theory as generally propounded makes antipodes impossible, as it confines all dry land within one hemisphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The theory is that work inside a space suit is not hazardous, because you are wearing a space suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But after a while I came up with this other theory. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “So this year, we train harder than ever before. Okay, let’s go and put our new theories into practice!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z If a complete unified theory was discovered, it would only be a matter of time before it was digested and simplified in the same way and taught in schools, at least in outline. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This gave rise to a further dispute as to whether Leibniz had arrived at his theories, as he claimed, independently, or had cobbled them together on the basis of a reading of the Principia. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The next theory is the most familiar one. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The tone of the manuscript, however, argued against any such advance in chemical theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z For the purposes of understanding music theory, however, the important thing about standing waves in winds is this: the harmonic series they produce is essentially the same as the harmonic series on a string. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z This is what Kat wrote, with her own comment after each theory saying how likely she thought it: 1. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory of relativity does, however, force us to change fundamentally our ideas of space and time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They would land from more amtracs, which could be used against the seawall; the theory, said Lieutenant Pavelman, was to come in fast and hard with full support behind the initial wave of riflemen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I have thought of many possible theories, but not one that really satisfies me.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you know Freud interpreted his own dreams when he was developing his theory? And he believed that all dreams are a form of unconscious wish fulfillment?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z In theory one should have been asleep and one on watch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z However, this idea is at the heart of the quantum theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The last theory accepts the evidence for immigration from Korea but denies that it was massive. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It is the founding concept of modern social science: David Hume’s theory of the balance of trade and Adam Smith’s conception of the market depend on the concept of a feedback mechanism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I just...I have a theory. But you and your brother and sister aren’t going to like it.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was only after a decade of national wars, civil wars, revolutions and counterrevolutions in all parts of the world that Ingsoc and its rivals emerged as fully worked-out political theories. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z String theory might well be correct, but we may never have the means to find out. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In theory, in 19 out of 20 cases, the overall results will differ by no more than 3 percentage points in either direction from what would have been obtained by seeking out all American adults. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z For example, the above questions cover music theory, analysis, repertoire, and the uses and function of music in culture. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Because of the war, Wegener’s theory didn’t attract much notice at first, but by 1920, when he produced a revised and expanded edition, it quickly became a subject of discussion. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Propose a theory to explain one of these eternal mysteries: Mona Lisa’s smile, crop circles, or Velveeta. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Despite all my theories and efforts, I miss—every day and every hour of the day—having a mother who understands me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The theory purse had been Calixte’s idea, and a good one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z However, this “hydraulic theory” of state formation is subject to the same objections leveled against social contract theories in general. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Alone in his study, he was committed to his theory of natural selection, the theory that would leave God out of creation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As in Sudan, the emergence of a life form that could in theory have gone around the earth began with one infected person. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Darwin’s time, the most commonly accepted mechanism of heredity was a theory advanced by the eighteenth-century French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The eventual result was the inflation theory, which holds that a fraction of a moment after the dawn of creation, the universe underwent a sudden dramatic expansion. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He had confirmed Plutarch’s theory and, whether he liked it or not, he had reopened the question of the existence of other habitable worlds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The story intersects with Darwin’s theory of evolution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “And in order to validate this theory, I have prepared a demonstration that I am certain you shall all find fascinating.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She hid the theory list and the photographs in the little drawer under my desk. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Zero dwells at the juxtaposition of quantum mechanics and relativity; zero lives where the two theories meet, and zero causes the two theories to clash. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He let all kinds of new theories drop in lazy pebbles down through his mind, turning, throwing out dull flashes of light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The point is that the theory of relativity says that there is no unique measure of time that all observers will agree on. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And it seems he can never make headway into understanding which theory is closer to the truth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Fact: Every great scientist knows that an unproven theory isn’t exactly science, but the idea that Sir Fig Newton would live a long, healthy life with the silent cat killer was about to come true. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Lobel said something about the domino theory, how if Vietnam fell to the Communists then the rest of Asia might fall. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On the desk I found the list of theories and the souvenir photo that Kat had bought at the wheel. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The other principal player in the emergence of tectonics theory, Harry Hess, was also at Princeton at the time, and would spend the rest of his career there. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Whichever theory proves correct, most large wild mammal species that might otherwise have later been domesticated by Native Americans were thereby removed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z However, we are fairly certain of some features that such a unified theory should have. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And suppose that our theory was false and that as chance would have it the stone had come from a sling shot. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The gossip theory might sound like a joke, but numerous studies support it. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Communism only works in theory, and goes against human nature. This place won’t last.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In fact, the orbits of the planets predicted by general relativity are almost exactly the same as those predicted by the Newtonian theory of gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was eager to see if we could eliminate all the theories except my favourite theory of all, which was that Salim had spontaneously combusted. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The Theory of Everything is, in truth, a theory of nothing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z One theory is that Jomon hunter-gatherers themselves gradually evolved into the modern Japanese. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the classical theory of general relativity, there are many different possible curved space-times, each corresponding to a different initial state of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If he wanted to combine his love of medicine with anthropology, recording his observations, testing his academic theories, he thought, there was perhaps no better laboratory in the Western Hemisphere. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In these theories the basic objects are not particles, which occupy a single point of space, but things that have a length but no other dimension, like an infinitely thin piece of string. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirty years later a new generation of researchers put together a different theory of Native American origins that gained general agreement. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Beetee’s articulated a theory far beyond my comment on the sun. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the fourteenth century, evidence, good evidence, against the two-spheres theory had been presented, and it had been brushed aside. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Over the next few years, he tinkered and fussed obsessively with his ideas—arranging and rearranging “ugly facts” like his fossil specimens, but he never got around to publishing the theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Learning sequences in music: A contemporary music learning theory. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z However, just as in the case of the electromagnetic and weak unified theory, there are low-energy consequences of the theory that can be tested. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, the idea of action at a distance–that one particle could instantaneously influence another trillions of miles away–was a stark violation of the special theory of relativity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It’s a bit too much like a conspiracy theory for me—I don’t think our guardians were that crafty—but there’s probably something in it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Owen even fell into a bitter dispute with the Queen’s dentist over the credit for a theory concerning the physiology of teeth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The basic idea behind the possibles theory was simple, and didn’t provoke much dispute. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We accept the theory of the big bang by watching a movie of expanding space running backwards. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But I held back because I wanted now to play down his theory. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “About what? About Freud? The one time I mentioned a Freudian theory in class, all I got out of Appleman was that dogmatic psychoanalysis was related to psychology as magic was related to science. ‘ The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Classical music in the mid-twentieth century was mostly about the brain and the intellect: the conceptual theory behind a composition had become more important than the sensory effect of the music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But, as Kuhn also grasped, the fact that even the best-established scientific theories may not endure does not mean that they are unreliable, and it does not mean that science does not progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z To test his theory, Ames prepared a document with the names of two Soviet intelligence officers who had approached the CIA to work as double agents for the United States. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I had to admit, the theory was totally believable. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In doing so he inherited some of the most advanced theories and some of the most sophisticated technology produced in the seventeenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Haynes’s exposition made the theory seem so ironclad that it fairly flew into the textbooks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And then I remember a theory that I actually taught Libby: “Play the opposite.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z That is what makes this aging-of-the-population theory of crime reduction so appealingly tidy: since people mellow out as they get older, more older people must lead to less crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The Lost Tribes theory held sway until the nineteenth century, when it was challenged by events. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you one theory, as wild and improbable as I can make it.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One of the most impressive theories of the origin of cancer cells was developed by a German biochemist, Professor Otto Warburg of the Max Planck Institute of Cell Physiology. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I’ve always had this theory that God is a sitcom writer who loves to put me in ridiculous situations. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In theory, it was ruled by King Lotharon and his second wife, the Queen. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In string theory different particles are really the same type of string, just wiggling in different ways. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This is political dynamite, which could provide material for explosive racial theories. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A widely touted theory assigned authorship to Scandinavian emigres, who later picked up stakes, moved to Mexico, and became the Toltecs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Besides, a dedicated colleague had died for his theory. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z From the Cognitive Revolution onwards, historical narratives replace biological theories as our primary means of explaining the development of Homo sapiens. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Seventy years ago, if Eddington is to be believed, only two people understood the general theory of relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Tizard’s formation of a committee to study the theory under the leadership of G. P. Thomson, son of the legendary J. J. Thomson, marked the start of organized atom bomb research in Britain. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z By comparison with similar transitions elsewhere in the world, the second or third theory seems to me more plausible than the first theory. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The other night Dr. Strauss was saying that an experi- mental failure, the disproving of a theory, was as important to the advancement of learning as a success would be. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The most popular theory is that, about four billion years ago, a huge object collided with the earth, and the moon was formed from the resulting debris. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The quest for such a theory is known as “the unification of physics.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But a closer look at the data destroys this theory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The upshot is that physics had two theories, based on conflicting premises, that produced the same results. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The big bang, the most puzzling event in the history of the universe, is a zero in both theories. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This theory of spontaneous generation had ancient origins and lingered until the early 1700s. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After receiving his undergraduate diploma, Walt took a job with Hughes Aircraft, which sent him to Tucson for three years, where he earned a master’s degree in antenna theory at the University of Arizona. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, they may be a step toward a complete, fully unified theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I've got a theory,” the Colonel said as I walked in the door after a miserable day of classes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z A beautiful theory will be simple, compact, and spare; it will give a sense of completeness and often an eerie sense of symmetry. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Second, it is argued that theories have a very loose relationship to the facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Although this technique is rather dubious mathematically, it does seem to work in practice, and has been used with these theories to make predictions that agree with observations to an extraordinary degree of accuracy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After they left, I was thinking that one day maybe I’ll tell Gran that I never much bought into her theory that birds and such could be people’s guardian angels. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When I try to explain my theories about weather systems, or other remarkable phenomena of the universe, and Kat tells me to shut up, it’s Mum who tells Kat not to be rude. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucas asked, he and Mena now listening intently, as we all did when Gabriel decided to share one of his theories. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z In fact, the equivalence between gravitational forces and the forces we would feel in an accelerating spaceship is a major feature of Einstein’s later general theory of relativity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Einstein is usually given the credit for the new theory, but Poincare is remembered by having his name attached to an important part of it. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone had theories, of course, but the Jade Key still remained unfound, and top rankings on the Scoreboard remained static. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Almost at once his theories of relativity developed a reputation for being impossible for an ordinary person to grasp. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In Agnew's opinion, even if the controversial germ theory did not explain the development of pus, his patients benefited from antiseptic methods. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The anonymous author of 1604 had been quite right to insist that the theory of perspective would provide the key to interpreting the image of the moon. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Perspective drawing . . . algebraic equations . . . music theory . . .” Now giggling at the impossibility of keeping up, the children fetched books at random and stacked the volumes at their governess’s feet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z As a result, their attainments in astronomical theory seem to have paled in comparison to their achievements in engineering, medicine, and statecraft. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He is not taking the theory lightly, the colonel thought. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He might have considered the popular theory that the Milky Way, which glowed so brightly at sea, was the remnant of a path through the sky abandoned by the sun. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He had stated the problem that, in mathematics, is called the theory of limits. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, however, was not the moment to cast doubt on Hermione’s theory, not when she was so surprisingly willing to fall in with Harry’s dearest wish. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As they did too, though vicious animals, cunning, cracked with theories. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z In two hours, in theory at least, she would slice through a segment of the earth it had taken me weeks to clamber over. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There are a lot of interesting theories about yawning. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Among much else, Einstein’s general theory of relativity suggested that the universe must be either expanding or contracting. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He’d worked out a theory about what fighting was for, and now he no longer fought with his six closest neighbors. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Others, such as those of gravity and natural selection, are commonly called theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Using Einstein’s theory of relativity you can construct a world—the world of our daily experience—in which Newtonian laws very closely correspond to what actually happens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Since Galileo, of course, all sorts of new languages have been invented with which to do science, including algebra, calculus and probability theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I am arguing here from dates of publication: Galileo had already developed a sophisticated theory of falling bodies, backed up by exquisite experiments; but he had not published, and would not until 1638. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In this theory particles no longer had separate, well-defined positions and velocities that could not be observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This meant, at least in theory, you’d be able to find the person you were modelled from. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just in, then out. I’m no space-pilot. Either of you two know much about engine theory?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His birds and Malthus’s theory had given him the mechanism for the transmutation of species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe I’m approximately right. first priest: The theory’s ridiculous. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Maurice conceded that the evidence for a helix was now overwhelming—the Stokes-Cochran-Crick theory clearly indicated that a helix must exist—this was not to him of major significance. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z These theories also made testable predictions about the way gravity works. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was as if with our date Barack and I had tested a theory and proven both the best and the worst parts of what we’d suspected all along. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My own theory, which I included on my poster, is that yawning is a semipolite way of telling someone that they’re boring everyone to death. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Here’s a likely theory: most parents who buy a lot of children’s books tend to be smart and well educated to begin with. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Elsewhere, however, the new theory drew steady if cautious support. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Difficulties on theory of selectionf he wrote. “It may be objected such perfect organs as eye and ear, could never be formed.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d hypothesized it for a while, and the vet proved my theory two weeks ago,” I said. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The first examples of ‘theory’ and ‘theorize’ in the relevant sense in OED are from 1638. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Miss Cissy had her own theory about what was happening in her neighborhood. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Not just a theory. We did have a test subject.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z William had to work closely with officers who believed in these theories. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It is from this line of thinking that we get, it would seem, the first reference in English to an hypothesis as a theory that needs to be tested. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “No, I’m really looking forward to reading this. I have a theory: Charles Wallace is a killer robot.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My theory is that the god of thunder HuracSn always acts up around the holiday of the Conquistador, who killed off all his Taino devotees. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He learns about color theory, and especially about complementary colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As I say, that was about the only time Tommy and I touched directly on his theory that spring. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But I have this theory that Bram’s probably really funny inside his own head. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Conveniently a natural test of the theory arose when the Shoemakers and Levy discovered Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which they soon realized was headed for Jupiter. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Yet, although Venus is sometimes brighter and sometimes less bright in the sky, it was difficult to see the variation that either theory must predict. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Yet there was still lacking a general theory to test new models as well as to confirm the finer details of the a-helix. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In principle any theory could be saved by redefining terms in this way; but the enterprise would be pointless. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The theory then turns an observed rough correlation in time into a postulated chain of cause and effect. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We’d been thinking about the deferrals, the theory about the Gallery, all of it, for so long— and now, suddenly, here we were. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to come up with a theory on what those two found so frigging funny when Faith slipped into their circle. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But how would she respond to his bold theory? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The existence of dominant and recessive alleles for a trait contradicted nineteenth-century theories of blending inheritance: the hybrids that Mendel had generated did not possess intermediate features. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I think,” said Hermione, “that if we made it sound as though we were just interested in the theory, we might stand a chance. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z On the contrary, Schaffer’s claims were accepted as confirming a by-then-well-established theory of how science works—that it works not through evidence, but through power and persuasion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The disconcerting lessons of heliocentrism, of evolutionary theory, and of relativity and quantum theory are frequently cited cases in point. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I had a theory about it, more than one really. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “I’m an atheist,” Chuck said, lying simply to keep from having to hear any more of Cabot Searcy’s theories on the potential of humankind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Like quantum mechanics, the theory of relativity was born in light; this time it was the speed of light that caused the trouble. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “It is a theory that that may be why he was targeted.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z That didn’t mean she couldn’t try out her theory about how to help the dead pass on with the rest of the dead in Daffodil Manor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Then how would you prove your theory that Sir Fig Newton is sick?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A black hole is a zero in the equations of general relativity; the energy of the vacuum is a zero in the mathematics of quantum theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “If it’s not that,” Momma says, “you’re giving your ‘Harry Potter is about gangs’ theory.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z An expert must be bold if he hopes to alchemize his homespun theory into conventional wisdom. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Of course, they had all sorts of theories. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z His library on the second floor of his house in Virginia is lined with rows upon rows of works on complexity theory and military strategy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In theory, goods are shared according to the level of contribution people make to a society, which means that hard work gets rewarded. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The ideas about scientific theories outlined above assume we are rational beings who are free to observe the universe as we want and to draw logical deductions from what we see. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Until crime fell so drastically, no one talked about this theory at all. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps they were formulating their own theories about how Cedric had died. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There is a mathematical theorem that says that any theory that obeys quantum mechanics and relativity must always obey the combined symmetry CPT. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory was that men, whose sex instincts were less controllable than those of women, were in greater danger of being corrupted by the filth they handled. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Indeed, this used to be the main argument of opponents of black holes: how could one believe in objects for which the only evidence was calculations based on the dubious theory of general relativity? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You usually listened to Leper’s quiet talking with half a mind, but this theory of his brought me to close attention. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Chaos theory says that even a small change in initial conditions can lead to wildly unpredictable results. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When my father discovered my colony of frozen slugs in the basement freezer, I chose not to explain my complex theories of suspended animation. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He was not given to conspiracy theories or believing that the U.S. government willfully committed human rights violations. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When the curvature of space-time becomes large, quantum gravitational effects will become important and the classical theory will cease to be a good description of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had then tested his new theory with a quite different experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The theory of relativity gets rid of absolute time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The point is that one can usually find loopholes which will enable one to hold on to whatever pet theory one fancies. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You have to be a specialist, and even then you can only hope to have a proper grasp of a small proportion of the scientific theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shan’t. But that was an interesting story of Quinn’s, since you mention him. It’s a shame to have spoiled it. I suppose you knew his theory?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Some of the animal myths have the ring of contemporary biologic theory, if you allow for differences in jargon. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure, sometimes they watched videos in science, but today they were supposed to continue working on their theories and experiments. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He seems very smart—intelligent enough to pretend convincingly, which makes me wonder if Coach’s theory is correct, if Boy21 is just acting. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Things reached such a pitch that at one conference Bohr remarked of a new theory that the question was not whether it was crazy, but whether it was crazy enough. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Music is a very large subject, and the advanced theory that students will want to pursue after mastering the basics will vary greatly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z What would it mean if we actually did discover the ultimate theory of the universe? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Unable to repel the quacks with a clear theory of their own, archaeologists and anthropologists found themselves enveloped in a cloud of speculation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The idea of an omnipotent creator God may help in formulating a theory of laws of nature, but it seems wrong to claim that it is a necessary precondition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The visit would give him the opportunity to tell Dorothy about his success with Bill Cochran in working out the helical diffraction theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z We do not yet have such a theory, and we may still be a long way from having one, but we do already know many of the properties that it must have. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory was so seductive—so artfully vivid—that even the invention of the microscope was unable to deal the expected fatal blow to the homunculus. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Indeed, it used to be thought that Brunelleschi had produced his demonstration images around 1425 simply because scholars wanted to envisage these images as immediately provoking new art and new theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Or in other words, gravitational effects should travel with infinite velocity, instead of at or below the speed of light, as the special theory of relativity required. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory, a detective in Cincinnati could telegraph a few distinctive numbers to investigators in New York with the expectation that if a match existed, New York would find it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z For the foreseeable future, banishing zero from the universe with string theory is a philosophical idea rather than a scientific one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The Sunday night after my solo performance at the Woodcrest, I wake up at three in the morning gripped by the theory that Pete had deliberately set me up. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “As you said, these sound like radical and outlandish theories.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The theory was eventually called spermism, highlighting the central role of the sperm in determining all the features of a fetus. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The curse of knowledge is far more than a curiosity in economic theory. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “There’s one theory I like that says in order to understand death, we have to look at birth.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Collins was more than well schooled in strategic theory. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her theory about Ernest was that he had got himself sent to the Front under another name, and never returned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Also widespread in Japan is the theory that the Japanese are descended from horse-riding Central Asian nomads who passed through Korea to conquer Japan in the 4th century A.D. but who were emphatically not Koreans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘In fact, I think it’s the best theory of all.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew this in theory but could not understand it as fact until the boy with the small eyes stood across from me holding my entire body in his small hands. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “He had some interesting theories though,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Brew said the same thing about the domino theory. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, the atomic theory required that the universe be filled with emptiness—an infinite void. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Both men were flying blind, neither having had the slightest training in electrical field theory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But later, possibly realizing why I had run away, he came to the conclusion that I was not evidence in support of his theory but against it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He had to perfect himself for Arthur as somebody who was good at games, and he had to think about the theories of chivalry even when he was in bed at night. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to understand what you would see if you were watching a star collapse to form a black hole, one has to remember that in the theory of relativity there is no absolute time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He produced a new theory of the rainbow which emphasized the role of refraction, where Aristotle had only mentioned reflection; but there is no evidence that Grosseteste ever conducted experiments to test his theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Recently a dear Southern friend instructed me passionately in the theory of “equal but separate.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But if the universe is completely self-contained, with no singularities or boundaries, and completely described by a unified theory, that has profound implications for the role of God as Creator. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo’s father, Vincenzio, who had been born in Florence in 1520, was an accomplished professional musician who was keenly interested in mathematics and musical theory. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She picked up the sheet with the eight theories and read the last one out loud, about Salim hiding in somebody else’s clothes. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard Armstrong of Yale proposed an early-burst theory in the 1960s, then spent the rest of his career fighting those who did not agree with him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z At present, we can put forward some partial answers plus a research agenda for the future, rather than a fully developed theory. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even mind the idea of hanging out with Garrett, in theory. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z As far as we know, no one had actually tried to measure the parallax of a comet before 1471; it had simply been assumed that the Aristotelian theory was obviously correct. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This was a clue to his secret theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It would seem that these two theories could live in harmony together, each dictating the rules of physics for different aspects of the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z If Darwin had actually read it—particularly as he was writing Variation and formulating pangenesis—this study might have provided the final critical insight to understand his own theory of evolution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He ran this theory past Myrtle, who smirked at him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Music theory, too, always comes along after a group of composers and performers have already developed a musical tradition. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I can find only two people who, after the publication of Waldseemüller’s map, sought to defend the old theory against its attackers: the new reality was incompatible with the old theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Some people never admit that they are wrong and continue to find new, and often mutually inconsistent, arguments to support their case—as Eddington did in opposing black hole theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Alfred Russel Wallace, the naturalist who had also come up with the theory of natural selection, was a spiritualist, now working on a book that would be published soon—Miracles and Modem Spiritualism. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The alternative histories hypothesis sounds rather like Richard Feynman’s way of expressing quantum theory as a sum over histories, which was described in Chapters 4 and 8. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Here was an opportunity to make practical use of the theories in which he had marinated for years—and in the service of a fight against Fascism that he took seriously indeed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But he now had “a theory by which to work.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Zero is the wrench in the works of both great theories. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z There were times when they all favored practical theories. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Guste says, “No modem biblical scholar would subscribe to any such theory.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ultimately, most physicists hope to find a unified theory that will explain all four forces as different aspects of a single force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, you can disprove a theory by finding even a single observation that disagrees with the predictions of the theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This notion—blending inheritance—was already familiar to most biologists: it was a restatement of Aristotle’s theory of mixing between male and female characters. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “An awful spectacle,” opined The New York Times, a “sacrifice to the whims and theories” of a “coterie of cranks and politicians.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He would probably never have had his great theory except that he happened to attend a lecture on the Big Bang given by none other than Robert Dicke. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Several days after the fiasco with Bragg, the crystallographer V. Vand sent Max a letter containing a theory for the diffraction of X rays by helical molecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “The story is made up. But time travel is possible. In theory. I've read some articles about it.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z When Pascal combined probability theory with zero and with infinity, he found God. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Because of this, many discussions of music theory don't bother naming octaves. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z If the last few months have proven anything, it's that I don't need more theory, but rather more experience with reality. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z During the rest of the drive home, I described in detail my Cat Fantastic findings proving my theory, and then the printer making them sizzle up in smoke. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In Warburg’s theory we also find explanation of an otherwise incomprehensible fact — that one and the same agent can be useful in treating cancer and can also cause it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It seemed very suspicious, and Roy wanted to hear his father’s theory about what might have happened. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Small though this effect is, it had been noticed before 1915 and served as one of the first confirmations of Einstein’s theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer duly contrived “an elegant theory to rationalize these results,” and when Bohr came for his visit, the work was trotted out for him as a showpiece of Rad Lab science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There is as yet no predictive theory of biology, just as there is not yet a predictive theory of history. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I did extra work to broaden my understanding of how constitutional theory shapes criminal procedure. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I know your theory,” said Lily, and she sounded cold. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In theory, they would chat, make their apologies, agree to respect the boundaries of Fifth Harbor, then all head out to find a drink together—at least that’s what Per Haskell had insisted. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z However, in 1984 there was a remarkable change of opinion in favor of what are called string theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the theory of relativity, if light cannot get from one region to another, no other information can. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet if there really is a complete unified theory, it would also presumably determine our actions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, this theory would also retroactively outlaw choreograph, diagnose, resurrect, edit, sculpt, sleepwalk, and hundreds of other verbs that have become completely unexceptionable. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He made up conspiracy theories by the dozens: a banana vendor who sold fruit outside our house was secretly recording Jagu’s behavior. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Another philosophy vied with the atomic theory, and instead of posing such bizarre concepts as the infinite vacuum, it turned the universe into a cozy nutshell. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The author used Lyell’s geological theories, that the earth was constantly changing, and applied it to the living world, just as Charles did. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The general theory of relativity, on its own, cannot explain these features or answer these questions because of its prediction that the universe started off with infinite density at the big bang singularity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One might think that the historians of technology would have wanted to question this disjuncture between theory and practice—but at first they were the same people as the historians of science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Francis, with his interest in theory, had neglected to fasten securely the rubber tubing around his suction pump. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Among economists, there are two leading theories of discrimination. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The postwar decade had begun with Sir Arthur Eddington’s spectacular confirmation of Einstein’s theory of relativity at a joint meeting of the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society in November 1919. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I hadn’t even tried the Fear out on living people. I mean, I knew the theory, but. Well.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Interesting theory,” he said and left the kitchen. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z According to a second theory, the children had been identified at birth as the incarnations of some long-dead spirits. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to quantum theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Because science is based upon observation and experiment, some critics argue that string theory is not science but philosophy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I shot a few holes in that theory.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z As Calixte had bemoaned, most of the theories were martial ones, involving conquest, weapons, and defense. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Did he have any theories about the murders? Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Music history and the physics of sound are included to the extent that they shed light on music theory. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Lecture cds for learning sequences in music: A contemporary music learning theory. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “I think I’ll just be happy to stop talking about Zeno and his dumb motion theories.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Pythagoras, the Greek scholar—half scientist, half mystic—who lived in Croton around 530 BC, proposed one of the earliest and most widely accepted theories to explain the similarity between parents and their children. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In theory, peremptory strikes may increase the fairness of the proceeding by eliminating jurors who may be biased but whose biases cannot be demonstrated convincingly to a judge. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The big-bang theory was born Yet scientists were aware that the big-bang theory suffered from a significant shortcoming. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Let me tell you, it is hard to care much about set theory when there are twelve trays of brown, light, perfect cream puffs cooling deliciously on a shelf back in your own classroom. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Kat had convinced me that theory nine, that Salim had never got on the pod in the first place, was wrong. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Other hobgoblins were the brainchildren of self-proclaimed experts who cooked up idiosyncratic theories of how language ought to behave, usually with a puritanical undercurrent in which people’s natural inclinations must be a form of dissoluteness. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The fact that Einstein’s predictions matched what was seen, while Newton’s did not, was one of the crucial confirmations of the new theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “This will be a time of asking questions and not rushing to answer them. A time of poking holes in your own theories. A time of thinking and not knowing.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Now in the spring of 1842, the family made a trip to Maer, where Charles, freed from his coral reefs, started to think again about his species theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Possibly not forever, except, as they say, trailing clouds of glory, if that theory really is true after all and they do send some sort of chariot, possibly presently you will be on it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The terraqueous globe theory was not underdetermined; in this case the relationship between the theory and the facts was a tight one, not a loose one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The agreement was so good that both Linus’ model and their theory had to be correct. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They always had on hand more information, more facts to support their theories and their projects, than did the other side. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the late 1930s both men proposed theories about the origin of maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There were his political and religious theories, his vigilant search for dark conspiracies, his joy in languages, his affection for Zita, and of course, his abiding commitment to chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In theory, Serber explained, the design of the bomb could be very simple. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you any theory as to how he got in, Professor?” asked Snape. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z However, I believe there may not be any single formulation of the fundamental theory any more than, as Godel showed, one could formulate arithmetic in terms of a single set of axioms. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But according to the wave theory of light, there is another way to get high-energy light: make it brighter. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The new knowledge thus represented the triumph of experience over theory and learning, and was celebrated as such. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Above all, the special theory showed that the speed of light was constant and supreme. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z While functional, the problem with this theory is that it often places you personally and physically at the very nexus of destruction. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Without God, without judgement, without fear of retribution, mankind's biggest bullies could now, in theory, rule supreme. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Unlike the Europeans, still mired in theory and speculation, Van Wagenen’s talk was all Yankee practicality. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The theory of relativity says that the laws of physics appear the same to observers moving at different speeds. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long before my theory was put to the test. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z String theory has further spawned something called "M theory," which incorporates surfaces known as membranes–or simply "branes" to the hipper souls of the world of physics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Besides, we never bothered to examine our Norfolk theory in any detail. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when cell theory established itself in the 1830s was preformationism abandoned. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The song swells, pushes through woods and sky, and they’re singing now as if by some lunatic theory they had won. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z That theory, quantum mechanics, will be described next, before we turn to the efforts to combine the two partial theories into a single quantum theory of gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uncle, we still need to find the Nightbeast, but we have a theory. We think someone is working with it,” said Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Aristotle was not a particularly ardent champion of women, but he nevertheless believed in using evidence as the basis of theory building. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This theory would certainly explain the tiny nub of bone on each shoulder blade. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Looking at the subject dispassionately, what evidence do we find for this theory? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Hertz’s theories are interesting but what he loves most is building things, working with his hands, connecting his fingers to the engine of his mind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “As I understand it,” he said, sitting back, “you hold pretty firmly to the Vedantic theory of reincarnation.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A theory is a good theory if it satisfies two requirements. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was difficult to see how these calves would grow according to Josiah’s theories. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s like everyone has divided into camps, all with their own theories on what course of action to take. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Thankfully the rest of the world assumed that the Irish were crazy, a theory that the Irish themselves did nothing to debunk. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Still, this was not the old two-spheres theory, and it was now axiomatic that earth and water had a single centre, which was both the geometrical and the gravitational centre of the globe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When Jesse and I visited the bookstore together, I’d disappear into the science section, lost in books about quantum mechanics and space travel and theories I hardly understood but that fascinated me anyway. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z That “heroic theory of invention,” as it is termed, is encouraged by patent law, because an applicant for a patent must prove the novelty of the invention submitted. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He now knew for sure that this theory was going to be the governing force of the rest of his life. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father will sit down and give you theories to explain why he does this or that,” the son of the billionaire investor George Soros has said. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “And you must at least have a theory.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But his photo clashes with that theory: he’s smiling and he has welcoming eyes. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In this approach the particle is not supposed to have a single history or path in space-time, as it would in a classical, nonquantum theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His cosmological theory described a flat earth suspended in air, with the other celestial objects lofted above, like leaves blown on a universal wind. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Elsewhere in his essay, Greene does not hide the fact that many of his fellow physicists think that string theory and the multiverse are extravagant and unproven. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “You risked an awful lot on a theory, Artemis.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z One claim is that even if the university experts did not discuss painting explicitly, the painters learnt about their theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Each fall Petra’s mom bought the same color socks for all seven of them so that, in theory, there was always a size that fit. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z According to this theory “safety” was a higher value than justice, perhaps the highest value. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z With these problems patched over, the two theories are no longer incompatible. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z There just wasn’t sufficient reason to invent, for example, the telescope when you had an astronomical theory which, with extraordinary mathematics, could fit the appearances. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Any standard music theory book or course will introduce the basics of Western music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The theory relieved me of certain troubling questions—this is the point of nationalism—and it gave me my Tolstoy. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When the experimental method is successful in explaining what was previously inexplicable, it thus not only establishes particular scientific theories, it also confirms the validity of the general approach which underpins experimentation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was in such a capacity in 1780 that Lavoisier made some dismissive remarks about a new theory of combustion that had been submitted to the academy by a hopeful young scientist. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Instead, doctors based their medical thinking on the 2,500-year-old Greek humoral theory. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I got a theory that if a big brother looks out for his little sis he’s probably a good person, you know? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z An adult could only use magic, but a child, the theory went, could become magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z One has to use a quantum theory of gravity to understand how the universe began. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They refused to waste their time on a bankrupt theory that would destroy their reputation as code breakers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Affirmative action may be counterproductive in yet another sense: it lends credence to a trickle-down theory of racial justice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Dad put the theory to a test shortly after we moved to Montclair. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z And so the theory itself would determine the outcome of our search for it! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There is much uncertainty about the interpretation of experimental data and a great deal of controversy surrounding the theories. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Anyone interested in music theory or history, or in arranging or composing music, must have a firm understanding of form. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z This was in effect an experiment, and it was a crucial experiment: it straightforwardly refuted the two spheres theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And by the last decade of the nineteenth century, American doctors embraced germ theory and Lister's advice. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Was that why he hadn’t given a theory, because he was afraid of being laughed at? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Here we were, enjoying a pleasant evening, and now Dad was about to launch into his positivity theory. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z In the beginning of the seventeenth century, another astrologer-monk, Johannes Kepler, refined Copernicus’s theory, making it even more accurate than the Ptolemaic system. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Although they lived in an America where in theory there existed equality of opportunity, they knew unerringly what to aspire to and what not to aspire to. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For a long time the Big Bang theory had one gaping hole that troubled a lot of people–namely that it couldn’t begin to explain how we got here. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Jones, whose theory on triangular delta-shaped airplane wings would revolutionize the discipline, was walking through the streets of Hampton one evening when he came upon a group of Hampton police officers harassing a black man. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “They probably think there’s going to be a gleaning and they want to watch,” suggested Rowan, which seemed a likely theory. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As explained before, this means that one might as well cut the big bang, and any events before it, out of the theory, because they can have no effect on what we observe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For months both Max and Bragg had been after him to work out the helical theory, but he had not moved into action. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The piece that completes the puzzle is string theory, according to which “the tally of possible universes stands at the almost incomprehensible 10500, a number so large it defies analogy.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In fact,it is not really consistent to treat light like cannonballs in Newton’s theory of gravity because the speed of light is fixed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A second theory, unappealing to those Japanese who prefer the first theory, argues instead that the Yayoi transition represents a massive influx of immigrants from Korea, carrying Korean farming practices, culture, and genes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By 1954, after some preliminary field trials on Florida islands, Dr. Knipling was ready for a full- scale test of his theory. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Thus one does not need to have a theory of the structure and constitution of the sun and the planets in order to calculate their orbits. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But Gran didn’t tolerate ideas like evolution or the big bang theory, despite the evidence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Furthermore, I was obliged to recognize certain other little signs which tended to support Mr Graham's theory. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z When Holly noticed I wasn’t bringing up any theories about SmartMart scouts, she came over with a slight scowl, but as she listened in, her smile grew with each call I made. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The site includes music theory lessons for students between grades 1 and 5 in the form of tables, lists, and videos to help the student better understand the many parts of music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Two days a week after work, Dorothy and the other new girls filed into a makeshift classroom at the laboratory for a full immersion in the fundamental theory of aerodynamics. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Tonight was the vote on Amendment S in Ravenskill, and if Seven’s theory was correct, there would be another string of cuco attacks—making this the perfect time for the Witchlings to strike. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “My mom doesn’t have another family! She doesn’t lie! She isn’t a criminal! You can stop thinking about any theories that make her a bad person!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z For hours and hours he sang these folk songs he had picked up over there; really significant songs that proved my theory that music should basically be an instrument of social protest and expression. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, sir,” he said, with a suspicious sort of modesty, “I think I can; but I don’t know as ’ow you’d be satisfied with the theory.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The two most common — strings and hollow tubes — will be discussed below, but first let's finish discussing what makes a good standing wave container, and how this affects music theory. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z This is the zero-point energy, an infinity in the formulas of quantum theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They ate meals without water or soup, under the theory that liquid accelerated digestion and quickened the return of hunger pangs. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When we investigated this theory, we weren't impressed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t get sick of his theory, though. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z According to this theory Homo sapiens is primarily a social animal. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Some say that the Pythagoreans tossed Hippasus overboard, drowning him, a just punishment for ruining a beautiful theory with harsh facts. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In theory, this section of the prison was only supposed to be active when prisoners were being processed in or out, but they still had to be careful. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Rather more people, though, know that he had something to do with the wave theory of light. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z So one has to use a quantum theory of gravity to discuss the very early stages of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Inspired by the controversy, in 1796 Cuvier wrote a landmark paper, Note on the Species of Living and Fossil Elephants, in which he put forward for the first time a formal theory of extinctions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In theory, it could amplify itself around the world in the human species. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is what is called a classical theory; that is, it does not take account of the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics, as it should for consistency with other theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, it was wrong for Galileo to believe the Copernican theory and he must not argue in its favour, even from the perspective of, as it were, Devil’s advocate. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the people whose business it is to ask why, the philosophers, have not been able to keep up with the advance of scientific theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Pizarro hurriedly convoked a military tribunal, which quickly sentenced the Inka to execution—the theory apparently being that the approaching army would not attack if its leader were dead. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Fortunately, scientists in other parts of the world were able to verify the commission’s experiments and prove the theory. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I have a theory that Taylor literally gets off on the sound of her own voice. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Danny remained convinced of his original argument that experimental psychology had nothing to do with the human mind, though he began to see its value as an aid to learning theory and intelligence testing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z That spring, lying in bed with a hallucinatory fever, he stumbled upon the last missing piece of his theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The State decided to invoke an unprecedented theory of “transferred intent” to make the crime eligible for the death penalty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Because theories are always being changed to account for new observations, they are never properly digested or simplified so that ordinary people can understand them. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well then,” said Harry, keen to discuss his theory, “what about information on Dumbledore? The second page of this letter, for instance. You know this Bathilda my mum mentions, you know who she is?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Einstein codified these rules in the special theory of relativity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to send someone who had a mind “uncluttered by theories,” someone who would watch carefully and record accurately. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z One can therefore ask: does quantum theory allow time travel on a macroscopic scale, which people could use? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes this was manifested as a new willingness to admit error, as when Niels Bohr visited Berkeley in April 1937 and casually demolished an Oppenheimer theory based on results from the cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And even then it was a long time before the implications of the theory for massive stars were understood. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Flawless,” I say, meaning him and not the theory. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They are new additions to secure knowledge; they are, in our terms, theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Zeno really did believe that motion was impossible, and his paradox was this theory's chief support. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The new sense of the word ‘theory’ is fundamental to an understanding of what the new science claimed to do. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He devoted the rest of his life to searching for a way to tie up these loose ends by finding a grand unified theory, and always failed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But it seems virtually certain that future scientists will still be talking about facts and theories, experiments and hypotheses. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The solitary wasp, Sphex, nearing her time of eggs, travels aloft with a single theory about caterpillars. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the background against which he produced the special theory of relativity in 1905. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z On this matter, I weigh all theories equally. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This theory seems to lie somewhere between what became the new standard theory and Bodin’s theory, which we will come to shortly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We don’t yet have a complete and consistent theory that combines quantum mechanics and gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By the winter of 1839, Darwin had assembled the essential outlines of his theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What was "special" about the special theory was that it dealt with things moving in an essentially unimpeded state. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I doubled my herb lore in theory if not in practice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The space at the top of the tube has been expanded to include a bell, on the theory that if there was a vacuum no sound would be audible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As the Solvay drew near, interest in the deuton spread beyond Berkeley and the Cavendish, as did doubts about Lawrence’s disintegration theory and, consequently, his calculation for the neutron’s weight. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The theory predicted that light reaching the Earth from distant stars would be bent by the gravitational field of the sun to a much greater degree than was predicted by classical Newtonian physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A few years ago, when Tommy and I were going over it all again, and I reminded him of Miss Lucy’s “told and not told” idea, he came up with a theory. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In time, both the theories would be spectacularly vindicated, and spectacularly demolished. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It turns out to be very difficult to devise a theory to describe the universe all in one go. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At thirty-eight, Swann ranked as one of the nation’s leading experts in the theory of relativity, a subject on which he had maintained a lengthy personal correspondence with Einstein himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He would yield very soon, because he needed to know that his theory was right. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In two places, where Charles explained how the eye, such a complex organ, had evolved, she challenged his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus the radiation by black holes shows that quantum theory allows travel back in time on a microscopic scale and that such time travel can produce observable effects. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles now had time to test out the theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Light is quantized into photons, directly contradicting the wave theory of light that had not been questioned for more than a century. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z However, what the singularity theorems really indicate is that the gravitational field becomes so strong that quantum gravitational effects become important: classical theory is no longer a good description of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His theory was that the problems of many troubled patients rested in forgotten psychic traumas, and through free association and the interpretation of dreams the key to the problems could be unlocked. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “But you must have had some other theory . . . I’m curious — what did you think I was dressing you up for?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The death blow to the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic theory came in 1609. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The lessons on splendor theory were long, the physical exercises intense. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Galileo was the first to turn Archimedes’ account of how bodies float into a theory to be tested with an experimental apparatus; at which point the theory proved incomplete. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In theory, that was plenty of time to reach Long Island. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I kind of forgot about him, and my theory that he might have been in love with Gram, after Fina and I found out who was really writing to me in my journal. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that was kinda psycho. Couple of Gladers had a theory that other things had disappeared, but we proved ’em wrong. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But I’m thinking about what Shorty said—his whole theory about how the black man shouldn’t have to fight this war. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The byte or bit is a man-made invention, but the theory of digitized information that underlies it is a beautiful natural law. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Her name is Sally Jackson and she’s the best person in the world, which just proves my theory that the best people have the rottenest luck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The main difficulty in finding a theory that unifies gravity with the other forces is that general relativity is a “classical” theory; that is, it does not incorporate the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a theory that this would weaken her so that she and her child would die in childbirth. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “However, we should not congratulate ourselves too heartily. You destroyed the diary and I the ring, but if we are right in our theory of a seven-part soul, four Horcruxes remain.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We do not yet have a complete consistent theory that unifies general relativity and quantum mechanics, but we do know a number of the features it should have. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A more unnerving theory about Anna’s death was that her killer was living among them in sheep’s clothing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Even if we do discover a complete unified theory, it would not mean that we would be able to predict events in general, for two reasons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The first major thing you need to know is that the Greeks believed music to be both a science and an art, and that they developed theories and systems for music accordingly. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A consistent theory of how gravity affects light did not come along until Einstein proposed general relativity in 1915. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your eyes. I told you I had a theory. I’ve noticed that people — men in particular — are crabbier when they’re hungry.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Critical issues in music education: Contemporary theory and practice. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z You can know something in theory but not know it in practice. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally he only got that look when he was telling me about one of his conspiracy theories. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As philosopher of science Karl Popper has emphasized, a good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I arrived in my neighbor’s kitchen, my backpack slung over my shoulder, ready to test my theory that music could fix Dad’s mood. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I just thought of a great theory that explains everything. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z And that was a theory too painful to prove. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Anyway, the witch theory was always a convenient one for something they didn’t understand, wasn’t it?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But with the exception of Goedart, they used dried, secondhand specimens to form their theories. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I hope I didn’t offend you with my theory.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Maybe he’s going to explain a theory using simple, clear terms. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Scientific theories are complex things, for they are constituted by interlocking bundles of theories, facts, and equipment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Hal’s theory, which he practised on others, was that one must get hardened. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time we’ve talked about his “motion is impossible” theory, I do the same thing. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The last page in the book, the last space in the purse, and the theory game was ended. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Once I’d explained my theory about Noah to her, she was more than willing to help. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe that all those twins were forced to test that theory. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z According to quantum theory, everything—light, electrons, protons, small dogs—have both wavelike and particlelike properties. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In theory, these naturalized citizens are equal in standing to those born in the United States. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I’ve spent hours trying to analyze the situation, and the closest I’ve beer! able to come to a theory is that his father set a bad example at an age when John was impressionable. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He gave future generations of scientists “a theory by which to work.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk up to the third floor and find a table near the critical theory section. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In mathematics Pascal helped invent a whole new branch of the field: probability theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The theory was that they would thus arrive at a perfect racing weight and in perfect condition by race day, on June 22, neither too light nor too heavy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She has this theory that every teen movie should end in a prom scene. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Yet these were not minor theories: one was held by the best philosophers of the later Middle Ages; the other by the cleverest Copernicans of the late sixteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This would certainly have presented difficulties for the theory of the celestial spheres, and was regarded by contemporaries as being closer to the Tychonic than the Ptolemaic system. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But medieval Christians were quick to realize that this line of inquiry could only lead to unsavory theories. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They are also the grandfathers of the germ theory of disease, and therefore of much of modern medicine. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will then be able to easily pick up whatever further theory is wanted. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z We updated Mom and Dad on our theories about the Cavanaughs. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Those who still have the energy to argue have theories about what is causing the sickness. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He just waited until I stopped talking and said, “Jesus, kid, you’re almost a detective. All you need now is a gun, a gut, and three ex-wives. So what’s your theory?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He wasn’t trying to win the theory purse, after all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In other words, the theory of relativity put an end to the idea of absolute time! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Roger Penrose and I showed that Einstein’s general theory of relativity implied that the universe must have a beginning and, possibly, an end. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z An alternative view rests on the heroic theory of invention. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Kim and I have this theory that almost everything in the world can be divided into two groups. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t one of Halliday’s more popular theories, but I liked it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It seems fair to say that Brunelleschi’s image aspires to exemplify what philosophers call a correspondence theory of truth, in which a statement or representation is true if it corresponds to external reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This in itself was scary, since the scope of Bernal’s brain was legendary and I could never hope to have his grasp of crystallographic theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A case was seldom solved by “fancy theories”; he put his faith in facts—“sweated for and sworn to.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z "Quantum theory is very worthy of regard," he observed politely, but he really didn’t like it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In his popular and influential textbook Principles of Physical Geology, first published in 1944, Holmes laid out a continental drift theory that was in its fundamentals the theory that prevails today. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The Warburg theory also explains why repeated small doses of a carcinogen are more dangerous under some circumstances than a single large dose. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But according to most theories the universe at large–the meta-universe, as it is sometimes called–is vastly roomier still. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It requires an ability to move back and forth between the concrete and the abstract, the immediate example and a scientific theory, and this movement is conceptually and historically problematic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was also equipped with a compass, a telescope, and several strange maps that he had traced himself based on various theories of Leonardo da Vinci and on the polar knowledge of the Incas. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This is longer than the lifetime predicted by the simplest grand unified theory, but there are more elaborate theories in which the predicted lifetimes are longer. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, in 1915, he proposed what we now call the general theory of relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The theory behind the camps was to cleanse unto three generations the families of incorrect thinkers. So it was inconsistent to allow another generation to be born.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Everyone had their own theory as to why Richard had used the term. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There was no planning, no ideas or theories or even any real rage locked inside my skull. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She weighed the theory purse on her palm and said, in a bright, stunned whisper, “I think you win.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But Harris’s theory was duly endorsed by a slate of heavyweights. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Copernicus’s disciple Rheticus, in the first published account of the Copernican theory, held back any reference to heliocentrism for as long as he possibly could, for fear of alienating his readers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z One of the major endeavors in physics today, and the major theme of this book, is the search for a new theory that will incorporate them both—a quantum theory of gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Comrade E. M. S. Namboodiripad evolved his own theory about how he would do this. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoyle favored a steady-state theory in which the universe was constantly expanding and continually creating new matter as it went. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There were dozens of theories, more or less realistic, depending on the mood of the moment. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z An example of how quantum theory can allow negative energy densities is provided by what is called the Casimir effect. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you tell her your theory,” I said, “and she buys it...Well, she’s going to be furious.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Why should just one string theory and one kind of curling up be picked out? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, my opinion may be better than theirs, because as a layman I react to art in a direct, straightforward fashion, without having my view obstructed by a lot of complicated theories. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z By the winter of 1857, Wallace had begun to formulate a general theory about the mechanism driving variation in these islands. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But Charles was even more interested in what Malthuss theory might mean for nature and for the origin of species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Some even suggested that he might have seen yellow fever when it wasn’t really present in order to support his theory. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In the prison debates I argued for the theory that King James himself was the real poet who used the nom de plume Shakespeare. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At the start of the 1970s, then, we were forced to turn our search for an understanding of the universe from our theory of the extraordinarily vast to our theory of the extraordinarily tiny. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got to this last theory, Kat looked at me over the top of her pen. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Darwin now had the skeletal sketch of his master theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t you want to test your theory?’ she said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z While his theory was being challenged and extolled, Charles’s health continued to plague him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But all the bright theories so rarely worked. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the thirty-five-second segment that, Luce insisted, proved out his theory that gender identity is established early on in life. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z According to this theory, there are either many different universes or many different regions of a single universe, each with its own initial configuration and, perhaps, with its own set of laws of science. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad had long held theories about babies and, with the arrival of Anne, he was anxious to put them to a test. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, the Colonel’s theory seemed plausible. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z In theory—that is, as a simple physical possibility—an animal could pick up and go, flaunting all the social conventions and boundaries proper to its species. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He agonized over the earthquake his theory would cause. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Birthdays, Death Days, and ESP Probability theory began with gambling problems in the seventeenth century, and something of the gaming flavor and appeal clings to it to this day. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He studied and knew the development of any new theory. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z However, if we do discover a complete theory, it should in time be understandable in broad principle by everyone, not just a few scientists. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one other major problem with Earth theories that no one had resolved, or even come close to resolving. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Annabeth had decided to take the side Hyperion was guarding, on the theory that Hyperion was more likely to sense Percy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was the final blow for critics of the Alvarez theory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But this was concrete evidence; it was a fragment of the abolished past, like a fossil bone which turns up in the wrong stratum and destroys a geological theory. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z However, the tortoise theory fails to be a good scientific theory because it predicts that people should be able to fall off the edge of the world. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The discovery of a complete unified theory, therefore, may not aid the survival of our species. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But there is a fundamental paradox in the search for such a complete unified theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Rowan had no more clue than she did, so they shared whatever they could that might help them generate a theory. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When she’d first stumbled across the notion of Wyrdgates, days ago, it had seemed interesting, and so she’d researched, digging through piles of old parchment, only to find more puzzling theories. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Fresh theories about what had happened to the city popped up every day. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The situation, however, is quite different in the general theory of relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At its heart lies a theory Wagner drew from Schopenhauer, from Buddhism and from Christianity, that self-enlightenment, or personal redemption, is achieved by denying oneself gratification, resisting temptation and seeking an understanding of fellow-suffering. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I’ll bet you’ve got a lot of theories. Come on, reconstruct the crime. There we were at the tree. Then what happened, Sherlock Holmes?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Gell-Mann’s theory was that all hadrons were made up of still smaller, even more fundamental particles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The idea of radiation from black holes was the first example of a prediction that depended in an essential way on both the great theories of this century, general relativity and quantum mechanics. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We now know that really both theories are correct. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory, if Jena or Kento get their hands on Sudden Death, I might be able to hack into their player accounts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This has been well tested by experiment and is likely to remain a feature even if we find a more advanced theory to replace relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Darwin tried to envision a theory of heredity that would be compatible with evolution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z How he spent each of those minutes and hours could, at least in theory, affect the eventual outcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His theories on defensive warfare are generations ahead of his time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There is an easy way to test this theory. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z This method derived from the theories of the Russian physicist George Gamow, who deduced from quantum mechanics that the occasional particle from even a moderately energetic beam could penetrate the nucleus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There is a theory that the process of aging may be due to the cumulative effect of imprecision, a gradual degrading of information. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe there is a theory that men and women emerge finer and stronger after suffering, and that to advance in this or any world we must endure ordeal by fire. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "Remember too, that theory always comes after practice. Act first, theorize later; that's also a formula, a devastatingly effective one!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Basically, this guy Abraham Maslow became famous for his theory that certain needs must be met before you can even have other kinds of needs. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z If this theory is correct, and we have discovered no reason so far to doubt it, then visiting other planets with intelligent life won’t be an easy thing to do. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way of rescuing the theory in the light of the new evidence would have been to say that all the navigators were wrong: America was not where they thought it was. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This was quite remarkable because, for one thing, Einstein and his theory were world famous by now. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Soon after Mendel was done, a professor of botany stood up to discuss Darwin's Origin and the theory of evolution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “So my theory was that the only way to escape the time-field was to simply fall asleep. Our own consciousness was all that kept us imprisoned.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “It’s not the theory people will find funny, sweety gums. They might well buy the theory, right enough. But the idea that you’ll swing it by showing Madame your little animals...” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe faith was like Einstein with all his theories—ideas with no proof. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Certainly if the theory of heavy neutron bombardment was sound, then the linear accelerator was the right type of machine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In theory, I could climb down the ladder, leap over to the platform, and walk through the various cars until I reach the one in question. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As it turns out, the theory is groundless; on the next Saturday, Pete even brings me a homemade Egg McMuffin as a treat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite such misgivings, one can see, squinting a little, the outlines of an emerging theory. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Having the theory, though, did not lead to its immediate adoption as a tuning system in either China or Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z After Brandon can no longer deny that he is the one in the tape, his friend Justin confronts him with the theory that he orchestrated the whole episode as an elaborate subterfuge. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z |
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