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The Great Purge (1933)

“If the dismissal of Jewish scientists means the annihilation of contemporary German science, then we shall do without science for a few years!” — Adolf…

Apr 15, 2024 •

Jørgen Veisdal

The Birth of the Institute for Advanced Study (1930)

"A first-rate research institution with no teachers, no students, no classes, only researchers protected from the vicissitudes and pressures of the…

Aug 26, 2022 •

Jørgen Veisdal

The Center of the Mathematical Universe

Around the same time as Kronecker obtained his doctorate, Gauss’ star pupil Riemann also transferred to Berlin, where he stayed for two years before…

Aug 8, 2021 •

Jørgen Veisdal

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