Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

listworldabout

← back

Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars

The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry located in Princeton, New Jersey. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent scholars, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Albert Einstein, Hermann Weyl, John von Neumann, and Kurt Gödel, many of whom had emigrated from Europe to the United States.

3 episodes

Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:

ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeEnglish agnosticsJewish agnosticsRoyal Medal winnersEnglish Nobel laureatesMembers of the Order of MeritAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenBritish Nobel laureates20th-century English mathematiciansEnglish emigrants to the United StatesForeign members of the Royal SocietyJewish atheistsJewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United StatesMental calculatorsNobel laureates in PhysicsAcademics of the Victoria University of ManchesterForeign members of the USSR Academy of SciencesJewish German physicists, Jewish scientistsJewish women scientistsMathematical physicists, British theoretical physicistsMembers of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 20th-century British physicistsPrinceton University facultySet theoristsWinners of the Max Planck MedalWomen inventors

  1. Emmy Noether

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and achievements of one of the great 20th-century mathematicians.

    24 January 2019

    listen ↗

    Featuring: Colva Roney-Dougal, David Berman, Elizabeth Mansfield

    wikipedia article ↗
     
    ScienceAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenJewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United StatesInstitute for Advanced Study visiting scholarsWomen inventorsJewish women scientistsJewish German physicists, Jewish scientists

  2. Paul Dirac

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Bristolian theoretical physicist, ranked alongside Einstein by his peers, who won a Nobel for his work on quantum mechanics.

    5 March 2020

    listen ↗

    Featuring: Graham Farmelo, Valerie Gibson, David Berman

    wikipedia article ↗
     
    ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeEnglish agnosticsRoyal Medal winnersMembers of the Order of MeritEnglish Nobel laureatesAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenBritish Nobel laureatesNobel laureates in PhysicsInstitute for Advanced Study visiting scholars20th-century English mathematiciansEnglish emigrants to the United StatesWinners of the Max Planck MedalForeign members of the USSR Academy of SciencesMembers of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 20th-century British physicistsMathematical physicists, British theoretical physicists

  3. Paul Erdős

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the highly prolific, itinerant 20th century Hungarian mathematician, who enjoyed an unrivalled reputation for problem-solving.

    23 Feb 2023

    listen ↗

    Featuring: Colva Roney-Dougal, Timothy Gowers, Andrew Treglown

    wikipedia article ↗
     
    ScienceForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesJewish agnosticsMental calculatorsJewish atheistsForeign members of the Royal SocietyInstitute for Advanced Study visiting scholarsSet theoristsAcademics of the Victoria University of ManchesterPrinceton University faculty