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Rietdijk–Putnam argument. In philosophy, the Rietdijk–Putnam argument, named after C. Wim Rietdijk [ nl] and Hilary Putnam, uses 20th-century findings in physics – specifically in special relativity – to support the philosophical position known as four-dimensionalism . If special relativity is true, then each observer will have their ...
William Lowell Putnam III (October 25, 1924 – December 20, 2014) was an alpinist, author and retired broadcasting executive. He was Trustee Emeritus of the Lowell Observatory, a private astronomical research facility. He was the son of politician and businessman Roger Putnam and a member of the prominent Lowell family of Massachusetts.
Ann Putnam (October 18, 1679 – 1716) was a primary accuser, at age 12, at the Salem Witch Trials of Massachusetts during the later portion of 17th-century Colonial America. Born 1679 in Salem Village , Essex County , Massachusetts Bay Colony , she was the eldest child of Thomas (1652–1699) and Ann ( Née Carr) Putnam (1661–1699).
The Putnam model is an empirical software effort estimation model. [1] The original paper by Lawrence H. Putnam published in 1978 is seen as pioneering work in the field of software process modelling. [2] As a group, empirical models work by collecting software project data (for example, effort and size) and fitting a curve to the data.
Twin Earth thought experiment. Twin Earth is a thought experiment proposed by philosopher Hilary Putnam in his papers "Meaning and Reference" (1973) and "The Meaning of 'Meaning ' " (1975). It is meant to serve as an illustration of his argument for semantic externalism, or the view that the meanings of words are not purely psychological.
www .putnamcountyga .us. Putnam County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,047. [1] The county seat is Eatonton. [2] Since the early 21st century, the county has had a housing boom. It has proximity to Lake Oconee, Lake Sinclair, and the Oconee River, all of which ...
The building, now in other commercial uses, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Putnam Railroad Station. Description and history The previous station building. The former station is located near the southern end of Putnam's central business district, between Main Street and South Main Street south of Front Street.
Putnam Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place in the eastern part of the town of Patterson in Putnam County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,844. [2] Putnam Lake is adjacent to the Connecticut border, which is crossed by a number of local streets .