Title Pursuit of Genius : Flexner, Einstein, and the Early Faculty at the Institute for Advanced Study

Published Natick : CRC Press, 2006 ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (313 pages) Contents PREFACE -- ABRAHAM FLEXNER, DANIEL COIT GILMAN AND THE JOHNS HOPKINS TEMPLATE -- THE ROCKEFELLER MODELS -- FUNDING DREAMS -- DECIDING WHERE TO START -- THE FIRST HIRES -- FLEXNER AND VEBLEN BUILD THE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS -- LAUNCHING THE OTHER SCHOOLS -- COMPETING FOR RESOURCES -- MOUNTING A COUP -- FAST FORWARD -- SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX Notes Publisher supplied metadata and other sources Subject Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). -- School of Mathematics -- Faculty Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). -- School of Mathematics -- History Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- History Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) New Jersey -- Princeton. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 143986425X 9781439864258

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