American philosopher and academic

Timothy Morton

Timothy Bloxam Morton is a professor and Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University. A member of the object-oriented philosophy movement, Morton explores the intersection of object-oriented thought and ecological studies. Morton's use of the term 'hyperobjects' was inspired by Björk's 1996 single 'Hyperballad', although the term 'Hyper-objects' has also been used in computer science since 1967. Morton uses the term to explain objects so massively distributed in time and space as to transcend localization, such as climate change and styrofoam.

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1968

June 19

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1960s

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325 The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.
1179 The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.
1306 The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven.
1586 English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.

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The world in 1968

When Timothy arrived

april 10 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
april 11 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
april 11 A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
april 20 English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Blaise Pascal 1623–1662 French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1623) Hugh Dancy 1975– English actor and model Jean Dujardin 1972– French actor John Ralston Saul 1947– Canadian philosopher and author Lejla Njemčević 1994– Bosnian cross-country and mountain bike cyclist Lou Gehrig 1903–1941 American baseball player (died 1941) Mary Tenney Gray 1833–1904 American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (died 1904) Nigel Gresley 1876–1941 Scottish-English engineer (born 1876) Silvanus P. Thompson 1851– English physicist, engineer, and academic (died 1916)

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Alejandra Ávalos 1968– Mexican artist Andy Flower 1968– South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Brandi Chastain 1968– American soccer player and sportscaster Carlos Baerga 1968– Puerto Rican baseball player and coach Christopher Brookmyre 1968– Scottish author Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Dwayne Schintzius 1968–2012 American basketball player (born 1968) Elisabeth Murdoch 1968–2012 Australian businesswoman

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