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Institute for Advanced Study

By Arntzenius, Linda G

Institute for Advanced Study

By Arntzenius, Linda G

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Founded in 1930, the Institute for Advanced Study was conceived of high ideals for the future of America and its system of higher education, and was made possible by sibling philanthropists Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. Guided by education expert Abraham Flexner, the Bambergers created an independent institution devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. The Institute for Advanced Study opened its arms to scholars without regard to race, creed, or sex. It provided a haven for Jewish intellectuals fleeing Nazi Germany, including Albert Einstein, who remained on the permanent faculty until his death in 1955, and became the intellectual home of such luminaries as J. Robert Oppenheimer, John von Neumann, Kurt Gödel, Marston Morse, Oswald Veblen, Hermann Weyl, Homer A. Thompson, Erwin Panofsky, George F. Kennan, Clifford Geertz, and Freeman Dyson.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
2011-02-07
Publication Date:
2011-02-07
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0738574090
ISBN13:
9780738574097
Weight:
319 g
Height:
167 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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