| 1895 |
British author H.G. Wells publishes
"The Time Machine." |
| 1905 |
Albert Einstein's special theory of
relativity shows that space and time are relative, not absolute, and
that time is actually a fourth dimension within what he calls
"space-time." |
| 1916 |
Einstein discovers that space-time is
curved. |
| 1937 |
Mathematician Kurt Goedel proposes that
the universe itself may be a time machine. |
| 1949 |
Goedel demonstrates mathematically that
pathways through time are possible. |
| 1967 |
U.S. physicist John Wheeler invents the
name "black hole" to describe singularities in space and time. |
| 1974 |
Astrophysicist Frank Tipler plots paths
around a vast, imaginary spinning cylinder, confirming that paths
through time can exist. |
| 1987 |
Air Force scientist and engineer David
Anderson proposes his time-warped field theory. |
| 1988 |
Caltech University's Kip Thorne suggests
using wormholes as a possible means of time travel. |
| 1990 |
David Anderson extends time-warped field
theory creating the worlds' first complete space-time model and virtual
laboratory. |
| 1991 |
Richard Gott at Princeton University
proves that cosmic strings could be used for time travel. |
| 1995 |
The Time Travel Research Center is
formed by David Anderson. |
