Unity of Science Movement. Records 1934-1968

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Unity of Science Movement. Records 1934-1968

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The Unity of Science Movement, founded by sociologist Otto Neurath, sought a common empirical attitude toward all the sciences and strove to develop a single, comprehensive scientific language. Along with a philosophic program, the members of the movement undertook the publication of the International Encyclopedia of Unified Science. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, financial records, programs, reprints, a photograph, and newspaper clippings. Includes extensive correspondence of members involved in the movement, as well as organizational materials and abstracts from the International Congresses for the Unity of Science. Also includes material related to the International Encyclopedia of Unified Science. Correspondents include Percy W. Bridgman, Rudolph Carnap, John Dewey, Herbert Feigl, Philipp Frank, Joergen Joergensen, Victor Lenzen, Charles W. Morris, Otto Neurath, Hans Reichenbach, Louis Roughier, and Bertrand Russell.

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Joergensen, Joergen

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Bridgman, P.W. (Percy Williams), 1882-1961

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Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961), was a physicist.  His contributions to the field concern the effects of high pressures on materials and their thermodynamic behavior, contributions that would not have been possible without the equipment, particularly a seal, that he invented himself.  He also contributed to crystallography, electrical conduction in metals, and the philosophy of modern physics.  He was a Nobel laureate in physics (1946) and recipient of many other honors.  He earned his Harva...

Lenzen, Victor F. (Victor Fritz), 1890-1975

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Died 1975. From the description of Letter to Dorothy Michelson Stevens regarding Albert A. Michelson, 1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82331316 From the description of Oral history interview with Victor Fritz Lenzen, 1962 June 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84131974 Biography Victor Fritz Lenzen was born December 14, 1890 in San Josi, California to Theodore W. and Kate (Schnoor) Lenzen. He attended Bay Ar...

Carnap, Rudolf, 1891-1970

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Born in 1891 in Ronsdorf, Germany, Rudolf Carnap was educated at the Universities of Freiburg and Jena. He studied mathematics, philosophy, and physics, completing his doctoral thesis, Der Raum, in 1921. Before immigrating to America in 1935, Carnap held positions in Vienna and Prague, where he laid the foundations for his own logical empiricism and participated actively in the discussions of the Vienna Circle. After arriving in the United States, Carnap taught at the University of Chicago until...

Neurath, Otto, 1882-1945

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Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970

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Russell was an English logician and philosopher. Marsh edited Russell's Logic and knowledge: essays 1901-1950 and wrote about Russell. From the guide to the Letters to Robert C. (Robert Charles) Marsh, 1950-1959., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Russell, British philosopher and mathematician and the 3rd Earl Russell. From the description of [Letter, 19]44 Dec. 8, Trinity College, Cambridge [to] Dear Sir / Bertrand Russell. (Smith C...

International Congress for the Unity of Science.

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Reichenbach, Hans, 1891-1953

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Mathematician and philosopher, born in Hamburg, Germany. Professor of physics at the University of Berlin, and professor of philosophy at University of Istanbul and at the University of California at Los Angeles. Early member of the Vienna Circle of lobical positivisits. From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79165672 Hans Reichenbach wurde am 26.9.1891 in Hamburg geboren. Er studierte die Fächer Mathematik, Physik und Philosophie. Unter...

Roughier, Louis

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Frank, Philipp, 1884-1966

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Frank taught physics and mathematics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Philipp Frank, 1952-1960 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973039 ...

Feigl, Herbert

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Herbert Feigl was born on December 14, 1902 in Reichenberg, Bohemia (Czech Republic). He studied mathematics, physics, psychology and philosophy at the University of Munich (1921-1922) and the University of Vienna (1922-1927), earning his Ph.D. in 1927. After completing his doctorate, Dr. Feigl was a lecturer in astronomy and philosophy of science at the Peoples' Institute in Vienna. During his time in Vienna, Dr. Feigl was a member of the "Vienna Circle" of philosophers, which deve...

Morris, Charles W. (Charles William), 1903-1979

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International Encyclopedia of Unified Science

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Dewey, John, 1859-1952

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John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont and graduated in 1879 from The University of Vermont. After graduation Dewey taught high school and published in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. In 1884 Dewey resumed his studies and earned a Ph. D. from John Hopkins University. Although he taught and remained primarily at Columbia University, he also taught or lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of California, Imp...