Talk:Ylem

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Gamow may have appropriated it, but the term was originally coined by Aristotle to describe "what was there before everything", the primary substance gathering mass and energy altogether, which gave birth to the universe. Of course the Big Bang theory wasn't around then, but the Greek philosopher supposed there was "something prior" to our world. (anonymous reader)

I used to run the Non-profit organization called YLEM:Artists Using Science and Technology and wanted to start a page with some history of the org based on this history page. I need clarification on these points:

I am not sure how to proceed - should I create a new page linked to from this one?
I'm confused about how to write the timeline, since the Timeline_standards only seems to give standards for year pages and the historical information I have is broken down by year, and not month.

07:56, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

A valid article, notable within cosmology circles, but difficult to access from without, therefore do not delete. 13 Jan 2010

I have a question. The article states that the Ylem is the "thing" that came immediately "after" the BB. Is that right? Or should it be before? If it is indeed after, then Im more confused as to what the ylem is.--76.31.242.174 (talk) 21:03, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I myself am confused as to what exactly ylem is. What I understand it to be, based on what the founder of YLEM told me in conversation, is that it is pre-matter matter. It is what existed that gave birth to the BB - before there was even elements and perhaps atoms. Torrey (talk) 03:47, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it came from Aristotle as ylem, but as yle or hyle. In any case, it seems to me that the article contradicts itself. On the one hand it says "The term ylem was actually coined by Ralph Alpher" and on the other it says "It reportedly comes from an obsolete Middle English philosophical word". Perhaps the first quotation should be changed to "The term ylem was first used in the sense of this article by Ralph Alpher" or something like that. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 20:43, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For an assignment in class, the students must provide some thoughts on improvements on an article. Ylem is what I've chosen. The concept of Ylem seems like it could be really interesting. It's great that so much information has been provided through a single source, but it could be strengthened by adding multiple references and documents discussing its nature. Another thing that could deepen the topic is by adding any accounts of tests or research done on behalf of Ralph Alpher and Robert Herman's prediction of the observable red-shifted protons. Something else that could help would be extended research into the sci-fi authors, who obviously have some knowledge into the topic -- maybe their sources could be discovered. Triforce.Cat (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:17, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]