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| − | The Institute for Advanced Study is a private academic institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. Contrary to the perception of the public and many students, the Institute has no connection with Princeton University. Instead, it was funded in 1930 by philanthropists Louis Bamberger and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld. | + | The Institute for Advanced Study is a private academic institution located in [[Princeton, New Jersey]]. Contrary to the perception of the public and many students, the Institute has no connection with [[Princeton University]]. Instead, it was funded in 1930 by philanthropists Louis Bamberger and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld. |
The Institute has a permanent faculty of 27 scholars and 190 visiting members. But often the permanent scholars are spending the later years of their lives after having established a reputation somewhere else, such as [[Albert Einstein]] and [[Kurt Godel]]. | The Institute has a permanent faculty of 27 scholars and 190 visiting members. But often the permanent scholars are spending the later years of their lives after having established a reputation somewhere else, such as [[Albert Einstein]] and [[Kurt Godel]]. | ||
It is difficult to identify any academic achievement arising from the Institute itself. | It is difficult to identify any academic achievement arising from the Institute itself. | ||
Revision as of 03:22, February 7, 2007
The Institute for Advanced Study is a private academic institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. Contrary to the perception of the public and many students, the Institute has no connection with Princeton University. Instead, it was funded in 1930 by philanthropists Louis Bamberger and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld.
The Institute has a permanent faculty of 27 scholars and 190 visiting members. But often the permanent scholars are spending the later years of their lives after having established a reputation somewhere else, such as Albert Einstein and Kurt Godel.
It is difficult to identify any academic achievement arising from the Institute itself.