Oral History Interviews, 1982-1983.

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Oral History Interviews, 1982-1983.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82302996

Three tape recorded interviews with transcripts cover Hempel's education and employment in Europe, his work in the U.S., and his affiliation with leading members of the Vienna Circle and other key contributors to the philosophy of science.

32 leaves.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Hempel, Carl G. (Carl Gustav), 1905-1997

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Carl Gustav Hempel was born in 1905 in Oranienburg, Germany. He studied mathematics, physics, and philosophy at the Universities of Göttingen, Heidelberg, Berlin, and Vienna. In 1929, he participated in a congress on scientific philosophy where he met Rudolf Carnap. Inspired by Carnap's work, Hempel moved to Vienna during the winter semester of 1929-1930 and joined in the meetings of the Vienna Circle. After returning to Berlin, he earned his Ph.D. in 1934 for his work on probability under Hans...