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A Community of Scholars : Impressions of the Institute for Advanced Study

This 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 members and faculty along with photographs by Serge J-F. Le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.)
Otros Autores: Levy, Serge J-F, Weinberg, David H., Scott, Joan Wallach, Moravec, Paul, Lepenies, Wolf, Kowalzig, Barbara, Goddard, Peter, Fulcher, Jane, Dyson, Freeman, David, Chantal, Atiyah, Michael Francis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Sumario:This 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 members and faculty 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 th.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (128 pages).
ISBN:9781400839797