Population growth theory

A new theory described how population tends to increase in a geometric progression, outstripping the arithmetic progression of food supply which could lead to famine, war, and disease. It was the first significant study to formally link population dynamics and resource limitations.
 Thomas Robert Malthus England 1798 Population growth theory

A new theory described how population tends to increase in a geometric progression, outstripping the arithmetic progression of food supply which could lead to famine, war, and disease. It was the first significant study to formally link population dynamics and resource limitations.