04281nam 2200769 a 450 991096105800332120251117094530.01-283-33978-197866133397821-4008-3979-310.1515/9781400839797(CKB)2550000000066265(EBL)804861(OCoLC)763158147(SSID)ssj0000633543(PQKBManifestationID)11439278(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633543(PQKBWorkID)10621469(PQKB)10072999(MdBmJHUP)muse37004(DE-B1597)447473(OCoLC)979629532(DE-B1597)9781400839797(Au-PeEL)EBL804861(CaPaEBR)ebr10514783(CaONFJC)MIL333978(Perlego)735313(MiAaPQ)EBC804861(EXLCZ)99255000000006626520110601d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA community of scholars impressions of the Institute for Advanced Study /with photographs by Serge J-F. LevyCourse BookPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Press20121 online resource (129 pages) illustrationsIncludes index.0-691-15136-9 Frontmatter --Contents --A Paradise for Scholars? /Goddard, Peter --The Institute for Advanced Study --Eighty Years On /Atiyah, Michael --Historical Times /Kowalzig, Barbara --Warmth amid the Cold /David, Chantal --Unusual Business /Lepenies, Wolf --Essential Exchanges /Fulcher, Jane F. --Looking for Leaders /Dyson, Freeman --Shaping Time /Moravec, Paul --The Interlocutors /Scott, Joan Wallach --Night Owls and Early Birds /Weinberg, David H. --Index of Photographs --BiographiesThis beautifully illustrated anthology celebrates eighty years of history and intellectual inquiry at the Institute for Advanced Study, one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research. Featuring essays by current and former faculty and members along with photographs by Serge J-F. Levy, the book captures the spirit of curiosity, freedom, and comradeship that is a hallmark of this unique community of scholars. Founded in 1930 in Princeton, New Jersey, the institute encourages and supports fundamental research in the sciences and humanities--the original, often speculative thinking that can transform how we understand our world. Albert Einstein was among the first in a long line of brilliant thinkers to be affiliated with the institute. They include Kurt Gödel, George Kennan, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Erwin Panofsky, Homer A. Thompson, John von Neumann, and Hermann Weyl. This volume offers an intimate portrait in words and images of a storied institution that might best be described as a true academic village. The personal reflections collected here--written by leading figures from across the disciplines--bring this exceptional academic institution and its history vibrantly to life. The contributors to this anthology are Michael Atiyah, Chantal David, Freeman Dyson, Jane F. Fulcher, Peter Goddard, Barbara Kowalzig, Wolf Lepenies, Paul Moravec, Joan Wallach Scott, and David H. Weinberg.EducationEssaysEducation, HigherEducationSocial sciencesEssaysSocial sciencesReferenceUniversities and collegesUnited StatesNew JerseyPrincetonfastEducationEducation, Higher.Education.Social sciencesSocial sciencesUniversities and colleges001.40974967Institute For Advanced Studyauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1857581Levy Serge J-F1857582Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910961058003321A community of scholars4458491UNINA