It loosely encompasses the work of people like Edward Thorndike, Tolman, Guthrie, and Hull.

Drawing on the work of a number of string theorists ( including Ashoke Sen, Chris Hull, Paul Townsend, Michael Duff and John Schwarz ), Edward Witten of the Institute for Advanced Study suggested its existence at a conference at USC in 1995, and used M-theory to explain a number of previously observed dualities, initiating a flurry of new research in string theory called the second superstring revolution.

* April 1 – Kings Towne on the River Hull ( Kingston upon Hull ) is granted city status by Royal Charter of King Edward I of England.

* Edward Hull " Boss " Crump ( 1874 – 1954 ), head of the dominant political machine in Memphis during the first half of the 20th century, was born in Holly Springs

His nephew Edward Watkin was general manager of the Hull and Barnsley Railway.

The artist Edward Hull capitalised on Ainsworth's story, publishing six prints of notable events in Turpin's career.

The Beauforts had sent Sir Edward Hull, who arrived at Bordeaux on 22 October 1442 to inform York that a huge army would arrive commanded by Somerset.

A ferry to Hull began in 1351, being granted by Edward II running until 1851, but this was superseded by a ferry at New Holland which began in 1820.

It stars Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J. Flanagan, and Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Gene Reynolds, Edward Norris, and Addison Richards.

Edward Hull " Boss " Crump ( October 2, 1874 – October 16, 1954 ) was an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee.

* Bill Johnstone ( Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edward VIII, Cordell Hull )

They were Fred Griffiths ( Wigan ), Tom van Vollenhoven ( St Helens ), Wilf Rosenberg ( Hull ) and Edward " Ted " Brophy ( Leigh ).

The abbey owned the land of Wyke, which was purchased from them by King Edward I of England in 1293 and the town Kingston upon Hull was established.

Hull is known for his debates with Edward C. Tolman.

This theoretical framework was developed in the early 20th century with the animal learning experiments of Ivan Pavlov, Edward Thorndike, Edward C. Tolman, Clark L. Hull, B. F. Skinner and many others.

Services in the main operate from the new integrated transport hub known as Hull Paragon Interchange which opened on 16 September 2007, though a few services operate from other parts of the city centre, such as King Edward Street, Storey Street and Prospect Street.

His father was a wool merchant from Hull who became a key figure during the reign of Edward III: after the collapse of the Bardi and Peruzzi families, he emerged as Edward's chief financier.

The 1892 Bulmer's Directory of Hull and the East Riding states that the Manor of Leven was given to the Church of St John of Beverley by Edward the Confessor, and is listed in the Domesday Book as being amongst its possessions.

Hull, Jesse Northrop, and B. F. Northrop located the Platinum Queen ( aka Queen Mine ) on September 23, 1923, approximately 2. 3 miles southwest of Centennial, on Centennial Ridge.

* Destroyer Tender ( US Navy Hull Classification: AD ), support ships to aid the operation of a fleet of destroyers

Charles appeared in the John Godber comedy play Teechers, in which he swapped in and out of various roles, at the Arts Theatre, London, and at the Edinburgh Festival ( 1989 ), and he played Idle Jack in the pantomime Dick Whittington, at the Hull New Theatre ( 1997 ).

Clark L. Hull, an eminent American psychologist, published the first major compilation of laboratory studies on hypnosis, Hypnosis & Suggestibility ( 1933 ), in which he proved that hypnosis and sleep had nothing in common.

According to William Scoresby ( 1820: p. 154 ), referring to the mistaken belief that the Dutch had discovered the island in 1611, Hull whalers discovered the island " about the same time " and named it " Trinity Island ".

* Joe Smith ( footballer born 1886 ), English footballer for Hull City, Everton and Bury

The first simple, two-pole magnetron was developed in 1920 by Albert Hull at General Electric's Research Laboratories ( Schenectady, New York ), as an outgrowth of his work on the magnetic control of vacuum tubes in an attempt to work around the patents held by Lee De Forest on electrostatic control.

Novalee visits the library and meets Forney Hull ( James Frain ), who works at the library while caring for his sister ( the librarian ), whose health has been ruined by alcoholism.

( Google Maps offers views of two such synthetic ultramarine manufacturing sites, one near Hull, England ( now defunct ), another in Comines, France and another in Ambattur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India Chennai.

* Salem ( UK band ), a 1980s heavy rock band from Hull, UK

* William Wilberforce ( 1759 – 1833 ), MP successively for Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and Bramber, leading abolitionist

* James Chester ( born 1989 ), English footballer who plays for Hull City

* Local commercial stations include Dearne FM ( Barnsley ), The Pulse of West Yorkshire ( Bradford ), Trax FM ( Doncaster ), Compass FM ( Grimsby ), 97. 2 Stray FM ( Harrogate ), Home 107. 9 ( Huddersfield ), 96. 9 Viking FM ( Hull ), Rother FM, 96. 3 Radio Aire ( Leeds ), Yorkshire Coast Radio ( Scarborough ), Hallam FM ( Sheffield ), Fresh Radio ( Skipton ), Real Radio ( Tingley ), Ridings FM ( Wakefield ), 105 Capital FM Yorkshire ( former Galaxy Yorkshire ) and Minster FM ( York ).

Host Rick Mercer read a spot saying Hull has been misquoted, that he had actually said, " Sittler had some good ideas.

On March 7, 1988, Hull was traded, along with Steve Bozek, to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for defenseman Rob Ramage and goaltender Rick Wamsley.

Ramage was traded to the Calgary Flames by St. Louis, along with Rick Wamsley, for Brett Hull.

It was officially opened by Amy Johnson from Hull, who was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.

Other notable people born in or associated with Newcastle include: engineer and industrialist Lord Armstrong, engineer and father of the modern steam railways George Stephenson, his son, also an engineer, Robert Stephenson, engineer and inventor of the steam turbine Sir Charles Parsons, inventor of the incandescent light bulb Sir Joseph Swan, modernist poet Basil Bunting, Lord Chief Justice Peter Taylor, the Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz who was a diplomat in Newcastle from late 1874 until April 1879 — his most productive literary period, The Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva, singers Eric Burdon, Sting and Brian Johnson, lead singer of AC / DC from 1980 to the present, actors Charlie Hunnam multiple circumnavigator David Scott Cowper, Neil Tennant, Alan Hull, Mark Knopfler, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Cheryl Cole, entertainers Ant and Dec, and international footballers Peter Beardsley, Michael Carrick, Andy Carroll, Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer.

Johnson was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, and was educated at Boulevard Municipal Secondary School ( later Kingston High School ).

In 1974, Harry Ibbetson's statue of Amy Johnson was unveiled in Prospect Street, Hull where a girls ' school was named after her ( the school later closed in 2004 ).

* " The Hawthornes @ Amy Johnson " in Hull, a major housing development by Keepmoat Homes on the site of the former Amy Johnson School.

Johnson has been the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since 1997.

Diana Ruth Johnson ( born 25 July 1966 ) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Hull North since 2005 ; she was the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for Schools in the Department for Children, Schools and Families until the resignation of Gordon Brown as Prime Minister, as well as being an Assistant Whip for the Government.

In the 2010 General Election Diana Johnson polled 39. 2 % of the vote and held onto the Hull North constituency for Labour with her majority reduced to 641 votes.

* James Johnson ( UK politician ) ( 1908 – 1995 ), British Labour MP for Rugby, 1950 – 1959, and Hull West, 1964 – 1983

It was officially opened by the then Home Secretary, Hull West and Hessle MP, Alan Johnson, and the Mayor of Hessle, Frank Kitchen, at 1 p. m ..

* Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North

Hull and Manchester United agreed a fee for Johnson but he decided to extend his loan deal at Crewe until the end of the 2005 – 06 season.

* Stephen Johnson ( ice hockey ), retired player for Hull Stingrays

Johnson made his players stay on the pitch after the match and watch the Hull City players celebrate as a motivational experience for the next campaign.

Linley Hill Airfield is located nearby and is home to a number of flying activities including Hull Aero Club which was founded in the 1920s and featured Amy Johnson amongst former students.

After returning to England, in about August 1801 Johnson took up a curacy with the Reverend Thomas Dykes of St John's, Hull.