Arthur Eddington

Mentioned in 11 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows

Appears On

StarTalk Radio Boring History For Sleep | Gentle Storytelling And Ambient Sounds (Official)Intelligent Design the Future Astrum Space Unexplainable DarkHorse Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

Episode Appearances

StarTalk Radio · Jun 9, 2026

Quasar Quirks & Sky Surveys with Matt O’Dowd

“Referenced for first observational validation of Einstein's gravitational lensing prediction during 1919 solar eclipse”

Quasars and active galactic nucleiGravitational lensing and Einstein ringsSupermassive black holes and accretion physics

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Boring History For Sleep | Gentle Storytelling And Ambient Sounds (Official) · May 18, 2026

How Humans First Conquered the Ocean Depths | Boring History

“Conducted 1919 eclipse expedition that validated Einstein's general relativity predictions”

Ancient diving physiology and decompression sicknessPearl diving economics and labor systems in the Persian GulfDiving bell technology and underwater engineering

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Intelligent Design the Future · May 9, 2026

The Humble Origins of the Big Bang Theory

“Represented philosophical resistance to non-eternal universe model in early cosmology debates”

Big Bang Theory History and AttributionGeorges Lemaître's Contributions to CosmologyAlexander Friedman's Dynamical Universe Solutions

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Astrum Space · Apr 30, 2026

We're Close to Harnessing the Power of a Star

“1920s physicist who proposed hydrogen fusion as the energy source powering stars, challenging gravitational contraction theory”

Nuclear Fusion Physics and Reaction MechanismsDeuterium-Tritium Fuel CyclesMagnetic Confinement Fusion (Tokamak Design)

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Boring History For Sleep | Gentle Storytelling And Ambient Sounds (Official) · Apr 25, 2026

How Everyday Life Evolved from 1920 to 1950 And 60 | Boring History

“British astronomer whose 1919 eclipse expedition validated Einstein's general relativity predictions”

Domestic life and household technology 1920-1960Great Depression survival strategies and resource scarcityWorld War II rationing and home front adaptation

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Astrum Space · Mar 21, 2026

Black Holes Keep Getting Stranger

“Formulated the Eddington limit describing maximum accretion rate for stars and black holes”

Primordial Black Holes and Dark MatterJames Webb Space Telescope DiscoveriesSupermassive Black Hole Formation in Early Universe

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Astrum Space · Feb 26, 2026

Have We Found the Oldest Galaxy In the Universe?

“English astronomer and physicist who formulated the Eddington limit in 1920, constraining black hole and star growth rates”

James Webb Space Telescope capabilities and infrared astronomyEarly universe galaxy formation and timescalesSupermassive black hole formation mechanisms

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Unexplainable · Feb 4, 2026

Mysterious objects near the beginning of time

“Historical physicist whose Eddington-limited accretion theory describes fundamental speed limits for black hole growth.”

James Webb Space Telescope observations and capabilitiesSupermassive black hole formation in early universeLittle Red Dots (early universe objects)

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DarkHorse Podcast · Nov 22, 2025

Solo Mission: The 302nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

“Astronomer who conducted 1919 eclipse expedition to test Einstein's light-bending prediction”

Non-traditional marriage and relationship structuresState overreach in child protective servicesEvolutionary biology and civilization dynamics

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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Nov 10, 2025

335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe

“British astrophysicist who led 1919 expedition to observe gravitational lensing and test Einstein's theory”

Bayesian vs. Frequentist Statistics in PhysicsProbabilistic Models in CosmologyCosmic Microwave Background Analysis

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StarTalk Radio · Oct 7, 2025

Things You Thought You Knew – Quantum Cat

“Proposed that stellar cores are the only place where element formation could occur, later validated by quantum tunneling”

Black Hole Physics and SpaghettificationTidal Forces and Gravitational GradientsQuantum Mechanics Fundamentals

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