Maurice Allais (born May 31, 1911) was the 1988 winner of The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources. He was born in Paris, France. Allais made contribution to economics and was an accomplished physicist. As a scientist, he made two controversial contributions to the scientific community: May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (Swe. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

1. The Allais effect first reported in 1954 was the result of anomalous readings of a paraconical pendulum during two separate eclipse events. Initially this was thought to be a gravitational shielding effect inconsistent with general relativity but other conventional interpretations take precedence in mainstream physics.
2. More recently Dr. Allais performed a statistical analysis of the thousands of interferometer measurements of Dayton Miller and found a corresponding periodicity with the sidereal day, the equinoxes and other celestial events thus invalidating the Robert S. Shankland rufutation of Miller's work. This analysis, if confirmed, either casts doubt on the second postulate of Special Relativity or opens possibilities for expansion of the theory.

Photo taken by John Walker during the Zambia 2001 eclipse Allaiss paraconical pendulum The Allais effect is a claimed anomalous precession of the plane of oscillation of a pendulum during a solar eclipse. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Total solar eclipse in Zambia, 2001 An eclipse (Greek verb: ecleipo = cease to exist) is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. ... Interferometry is the applied science of combining two or more input points of a particular data type, such as optical measurements, to form a greater picture based on the combination of the two sources. ... Dayton Clarence Miller (March 13, 1866 - February 22, 1941) was an American physicist, astronomer, acoustician, and accomplished amateur flutist. ... On a prograde planet like the Earth, the sidereal day is shorter than the solar day. ... It has been suggested that Equinoctial point be merged into this article or section. ... A celestial event is an astronomical phenomenon of interest that involves one or more astronomical bodies. ... Robert S. Shankland (1908–1982) was an American physicist and historian. ... A simple introduction to this subject is provided in Special relativity for beginners Special relativity (SR) or the special theory of relativity is the physical theory published in 1905 by Albert Einstein. ...

Notable quotes

• "In essence, the present creation of money, out of nothing by the banking system, is similar - I do not hesitate to say it in order to make people clearly realize what is at stake here - to the creation of money by counterfeiters, so rightly condemned by law."

External links

• "Maurice Allais -Autobiography" Nobel Prize, nobel.se.
• "Maurice Allais" - Internet Site (French)
• pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources.