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"The Institute for Advanced Study occupies a unique position among
institutions of higher learning. An account of its early years is
long overdue, so the appearance of the present volume, during the
75th anniversary of the Institute's founding, is most welcome.
Batterson has mined the Institute's archives to provide a detailed
and unvarnished account of the backstage conflicts and intrigue
that attended the Institute's growth and determined its future.
Those unfamiliar with the Institute will learn how one man's vision
shaped a couple's philanthropy and created a haven for scholars in
the midst of the Great Depression. Equally, those who have had the
privilege of Institute membership will enhance their appreciation
of the intellectual leaders who made their own Institute
experiences possible." ---John W. Dawson, Jr., author of Logical
Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt G del
The book is an autobiography of Prof Stephen Smale, and his vast
contributions in the academic world of Mathematics.
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