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Gerard O'Neill
Gerard O'Neill
Gerard O'Neill
Born February 06, 1927
Brooklyn, New York
Died April 27, 1992
Nationality United States
Fields Physicist
Known for Particle physics Space Studies Institute O'Neill cylinder
Gerard O'Neill (center) with mass driver
Gerard O'Neill (center) with mass driver

Gerard Kitchen O'Neill (February 6, 1927 - April 27, 1992) was a U.S. physicist and space pioneer. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning Particle physics is a branch of Physics that studies the elementary constituents of Matter and Radiation, and the interactions between them Space Studies Institute is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1977 by the late Princeton University Professor Dr The O'Neill cylinder also called Island Three is a Space habitat design proposed by physicist Gerard K Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning

Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh NY 1944, Swarthmore College in 1950, and received a doctorate in physics from Cornell University in 1954. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Newburgh Free Academy is the public High school educating all students in grades 10 - 12 in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1500 students Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) He joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1954, with which he remained associated until his death. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Dr. O'Neill's early research focused on high-energy particle physics; notably he invented the particle storage ring. Particle physics is a branch of Physics that studies the elementary constituents of Matter and Radiation, and the interactions between them A storage ring is a type of circular Particle accelerator in which a continuous or pulsed Particle beam may be kept circulating for a long period of time up to many

While lecturing to a freshman physics class at Princeton University in 1969, O'Neill (an avid pilot and a scientist-astronaut candidate during Apollo) posed the question to his students: "Is the surface of a planet really the right place for an expanding technological civilization?" There are sound reasons why the answer appears to be no. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is [1] Also during his time at Princeton, O'Neill researched and proposed the idea of the O'Neill Cylinder. The O'Neill cylinder also called Island Three is a Space habitat design proposed by physicist Gerard K

A small conference on space colonization was funded by Stewart Brand's Point Foundation in May, 1974. Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, Space habitation, etc Stewart Brand (born December 14, 1938 in Rockford Illinois) is an Author, editor, and creator of The Whole Earth Catalog The Point Foundation was a Nonprofit organization based in San Francisco and founded by Stewart Brand and Dick Raymond. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Among others who attended was Eric Drexler, at the time a freshman at MIT. Kim Eric Drexler (born April 25, 1955 in Oakland California) is an American engineer best known for popularizing the potential of Molecular A highly influential article by O'Neill based on his work and his students, "The Colonization of Space", appeared in a September 1974 issue of Physics Today. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Physics Today magazine created in 1948 is the membership journal of The American Institute of Physics. A much larger conference on Space Manufacturing Facilities was held in May 1975. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Many of the people who became post Apollo era space activists attended. In September 1975, the L5 Society was founded to develop public support for O'Neill's ideas for space colonies. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The L5 Society was founded in 1975 by Carolyn and Keith Henson to promote the space colony ideas of Dr

In 1977 O'Neill founded the Space Studies Institute at Princeton University, an organization that continues today to fund research in space manufacturing and resources. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Space Studies Institute is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1977 by the late Princeton University Professor Dr He also worked on mass drivers for space propulsion, research and design concepts for space stations, Space colonization, solar power satellites, and lunar and asteroid mining. A mass driver or electromagnetic Catapult is a method of Non-rocket spacelaunch that would use a Linear motor to Accelerate A space station is an artificial structure designed for Humans to live in Outer space. Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, Space habitation, etc A solar power satellite, or SPS or Powersat, as originally proposed would be a Satellite built in High Earth orbit that uses Microwave Raw resources and minerals could be mined from an Asteroid in space using a variety of methods He authored the book The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space which inspired a generation of space exploration advocates. The High Frontier Human Colonies in Space is a book by Gerard K Space advocacy can be described as the general position supporting pleading or arguing forthe idea or cause of space exploration and settlements His 1981 book 2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future was a serious exercise in Futurology or Futures studies. Princeton physicist Gerard K O'Neill 's 1981 book 2081 A Hopeful View of the Human Future was an attempt to predict the technological and social state of humanity Futures Studies, Foresight, or Futurology is the science art and practice of postulating possible probable and preferable futures and the worldviews Futures Studies, Foresight, or Futurology is the science art and practice of postulating possible probable and preferable futures and the worldviews Space colonies and energy from solar power satellites were two of five "drivers of change" he expected to shape the coming century.

O'Neill founded O'Neill Communications in Princeton in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The company was a pioneer in the area of wireless computer networking via radio frequencies, creating and marketing the LAWN, or Local Area Wireless Networking, system.

One of the supporters of O'Neill's ideas was Rick Tumlinson, who worked under O'Neill at the Space Studies Institute. Rick Tumlinson is the co-founder of the Space Frontier Foundation and a prominent space activist. Tumlinson would later go on to co-found the Space Frontier Foundation in 1988; to this day, the Foundation supports O'Neill's concepts of large-scale space colonization. The Space Frontier Foundation is a small but influential Space advocacy organization that promotes increased involvement of the private sector rather than governments Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

O'Neill died after a seven year fight against leukemia. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood A sample of his ashes were buried in space on April 21, 1997. Space burial is a Burial procedure in which a small sample of the cremated ashes of the deceased are placed in a capsule the size of a tube of Lipstick Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

See also

References

  1. ^ "Is the surface of a planet really the right place for expanding technological civilization?" INTERVIEWING GERARD O'NEILL

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Persondata
NAME O'Neill, Gerard Kitchen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Physicist and astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1992
PLACE OF DEATH
Stewart Brand (born December 14, 1938 in Rockford Illinois) is an Author, editor, and creator of The Whole Earth Catalog Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
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