A Community of Scholars: Impressions of the Institute for Advanced Study

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This illustrated anthology, published by Princeton University Press, celebrates eighty years of history and intellectual inquiry at the Institute for Advanced Study. Featuring essays by current and former Members and Faculty along with photographs by Serge J-F. Levy, the book captures the spirit of curiosity, freedom, and comradeship that is a hallmark of this unique community of scholars.

The book is now available.

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A selection of photographs included in the book may be viewed below. All photographs by Serge J-F. Levy.

 

Squeeze Collection, Building B, Fuld Hall, Fall 2009
Eric Maskin of the School of Social Science, West Building office, Winter 2010
Composer’s Breakfast, Dilworth Room, January 2010
Math seminar, Simonyi Lecture Hall, Winter 2010
Baby Shower for Danielle Allen (center foreground) of the School of Social Science, Dilworth Room, March 2010
Members at Teatime, outside Fuld Hall, Fall 2009
Teatime, Common Room, Fuld Hall, Fall 2009
Freeman Dyson of the School of Natural Sciences, Teatime, Common Room, Fuld Hall, Fall 2009
Astrophysics Library, Bloomberg Hall, Winter 2010
Robert MacPherson of the School of Mathematics, Fuld Hall, Spring 2010
Crossroads Nursery School playground, Winter 2010
Alexia Schulz of the School of Natural Sciences (right), Member Housing, Fall 2009
Persian Reading Group, home of Patricia Crone of the School of Historical Studies, Fall 2009
School of Historical Studies Lunchtime Colloquium, Dilworth Room, October 2009
School of Mathematics Lunch Table, Dining Hall, Winter 2010
Gerda Panofsky, Historical Studies-Social Science Library, November 2009
Institute Pond, Spring 2010
Member Housing, Fall 2009
Edward Witten of the School of Natural Sciences, Bloomberg Lecture Hall, Winter 2010
John Nash, Teatime, Common Room, Fuld Hall, Spring 2010
Nima Arkani-Hamed of the School of Natural Sciences, Lecture, Dilworth Room, April 2010
School of Historical Studies Lunchtime Colloquium, Dilworth Room, February 2010
Peter Goddard, Director’s Office, Fuld Hall, Fall 2009
Halloween, Member Housing, October 2009