Schwarzschild Solution Presented to Academy
Communicates Karl Schwarzschild's exact solution of the new field equations to the Prussian Academy, demonstrating that general relativity admits important exact solutions.
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1916 in United States of America
Explore 26 historical events and records for United States of America in 1916.
Historical records for United States of America in 1916
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Gravitational Waves
Predicts gravitational waves as propagating disturbances in spacetime within general relativity.
July
Birth of Walter Leland Cronkite
Birth of Walter Leland Cronkite
Federal Farm Loan Act
The Act creates regional banks providing long-term mortgage credit to farmers.
August
Peace
Offers the good offices of the US in the interests of peace
December
Relativity: The Special and General Theory
Publishes his popular introduction to special and general relativity.
Other events (month unknown)
Begins Anna Pavelka Inspired Novel
Cather began planning a novel inspired by the life of her friend Anna Pavelka.
Bound East for Cardiff Premiere
Eugene ONeill's Bound East for Cardiff was staged by the Provincetown Players, bringing the lives of ordinary sailors to experimental theatre.
Changes in the Form of NGC 2261
Hubble reports observed structural changes in NGC 2261 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, adding evidence that the visible form of the nebula changes with time.
Discovery of Pluto
Lowell continues the search for Planet X until his death in 1916 without identifying Pluto.
Energy Conservation in General Relativity
Develops the treatment of energy and momentum in the gravitational field, addressing how conservation laws operate within the generally covariant theory.
Foundation of General Relativity
Publishes a systematic presentation of the general theory of relativity and its field equations.
German Physical Society Presidency
Serves as president of the German Physical Society during the consolidation of general relativity.
Governor
Appointed Governor of Massachusetts
Hamilton Principle for General Relativity
Formulates general relativity using Hamilton's variational principle, providing a compact mathematical route to the gravitational field equations and their conservation properties.
Kottler Equivalence Hypothesis Response
Responds to Friedrich Kottler's criticism of the equivalence hypothesis, defending the conceptual basis on which his route from special to general relativity depended.
Marriage
Marries Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr
National Anthem
President Woodrow Wilson issues executive order making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem, Congress confirms it, 1931
New Songs of Paradise
Charles Albert Tindley, first black gospel composer to be published, releases New Songs of Paradise, collection of 37 gospel works
Peace
Offers to mediate war aims of the Allies & Central Powers, the Germans fail to answer
Peace Mediation at Washington
Offers to mediate war aims of the Allies & Central Powers, the Germans fail to answer
Quantum Theory of Radiation
Develops a quantum theory of radiation introducing transition probabilities later represented by Einstein coefficients.
Star Spangled Banner
President Woodrow Wilson issues executive order making "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem, Congress confirms it, 1931
Strike
Crushes the Boston Police strike
Study of the Variable Nebula NGC 2261
Hubble publishes a detailed study of the variable nebula NGC 2261, documenting changes in its appearance and establishing the object as an important example of a nebula with observable variability.
Twelve Faint Stars with Sensible Proper Motions
Hubble publishes measurements of twelve faint stars with detectable proper motions in the Astronomical Journal, contributing early astrometric work before his later concentration on nebulae.
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