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Jacob Bronowski interview, 1965 Jacob Bronowski papers, 1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974
- Title
- Jacob Bronowski interview, 1965Jacob Bronowski papers
- Dates
- 1965 (inclusive)19651965
- Quantity
- .21 cu. ft. (1 box); 3 sound tape reels (7.5 rpm, totalling ca. 65 min.)
- Collection Number
- 5087 (Accession No. 5087-001)
- Summary
- Interview of a mathematician, educator, author and inventordiscussing the nature of machine, man and the learning process; games, science and poetry and their relation and his works
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Presume open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mathematician, educator, author and inventor.
Jacob Bronowski was born in Poland on January 18, 1908. He received his doctorate from Cambridge University, England in 1930. He immigrated to the United States in 1964 when he received an appointment to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Bronowski was the first Aagaard Lecturer at the University of Washington. He died in 1974.
The Aagaard lecture series was named for George and Lorna Aagaard and is sponsored by the UW. School of Medicine. George Aagaard was the second dean of medicine.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Open-reel sound recording of interview broadcast on KRAB/FM radio, November 9, 1965. The 65 minute interview of Dr. Jacob Bronowski was conducted by Dr. Jonathan Gallant. Topics discussed include: the nature of a machine, man and the learning process; games, science and poetry--how they are related and how they differ; and the fact that "the logic of history has not at all been kind to tyrants and dogmatists." Also discussed is Bronowski's invention of a chess playing machine.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact Repository for details.
Copyrights of Jacob Bronowski, interviewee, and Jonathan Gallant, interviewer, are transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. The rights of radio station KRAB, from which the interview was broadcast, are not transferred.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Jackstraw Foundation
- University of Washington. Aagaard Lecture Series
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974 (creator)
- Gallant, Jonathan A (creator)
Corporate Names
- KRAB-FM (Radio Station : Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
