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9/27/2000

Institute For Advanced Study Appoints Eric Maskin To Faculty Of School Of Social Science

September 27, 2000: The Institute for Advanced Study has announced the appointment of Eric S. Maskin, an internationally-recognized authority on economic theory, to the permanent faculty of the School of Social Science as the first Albert O. Hirschman Professor.

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9/22/2000

Bill Joy, Sun Microsystems Ceo, To Speak At Institute For Advanced Study

Bill Joy, corporate executive officer and chief scientist at Sun Microsystems, Inc., will speak on "Science and Safety in the Information Age" on October 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute for Advanced Study. A reception will follow.

The event is the first in a series of public lectures sponsored by the Institute’s School of Social Science during the academic year 2000-2001 in connection with a projected year-long exploration of "Information Technology, New Media and the Social Sciences."

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5/08/2000

Homer Armstrong Thompson, September 7, 1906 - May 7, 2000

Homer Armstrong Thompson, one of this century’s leading classical archaeologists, died at his home in Hightstown, New Jersey, on May 7, at the age of 93, from complications of pneumonia.

An internationally recognized scholar who played a central role in the excavation and reconstruction of the Agora, the ancient Athenian market place where the accomplishments and fissures of democracy first emerged, Professor Thompson was a Professor Emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, where he had been a member of the Faculty since 1947.

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3/28/2000

"The Digital Envelope: A Crash Course In Modern Cryptography" Subject Of Institute Talk By Avi Wigderson

Avi Wigderson, a Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in the School of Mathematics, will present a talk entitled "The Digital Envelope: A Crash Course in Modern Cryptography" on Wednesday, March 29, 2000. The lecture, part of the Institute’s 1999-2000 Faculty Lecture Series, is intended for a general audience and is open to the public. It will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute, Olden Lane, Princeton. A Reception will be held in the Fuld Hall Common Room immediately following the lecture.

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3/22/2000

Freeman Dyson Wins 2000 Templeton Prize For Progress In Religion

Freeman J. Dyson, one of the world’s pre-eminent physicists whose futurist views consistently challenge humankind to reconcile technology and social justice, has won the 2000 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. The announcement was made today at a news conference at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

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2/04/2000

"Global Governance: What Is The Best We Can Do?" Subject Of Institute Talk By Michael Walzer

Michael Walzer, the UPS Foundation Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in the School of Social Science, will present a talk entitled "Global Governance: What Is the Best We Can Do?" on Wednesday, February 23, 2000. The lecture, part of the Institute’s 1999-2000 Public Lecture Series, is intended for a general audience and is open to the public. It will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute, Olden Lane, Princeton. A Reception will be held in Fuld Hall Common Room immediately following the lecture.

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1/13/2000

"The World’s Numerical Recipe" Subject Of Institute Talk By Frank Wilczek

Frank Wilczek, a Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in the School of Natural Sciences, will present a talk entitled "The World’s Numerical Recipe" on Wednesday, January 26, 2000. The lecture, part of the Institute’s 1999-2000 Faculty Lecture Series, is intended for a general audience and is open to the public. It will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute, Olden Lane, Princeton. A Reception will be held in the Fuld Hall Common Room immediately following the lecture.

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12/06/1999

"The Pope Who Made Our Millennium: Gregory Xiii And The Art Of Calendrical Politics In The Counter-Reformation"

The Institute for Advanced Study will host a Millennium Lecture on the genesis and original celebration of the Gregorian calendar by Nicola Courtright, Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Amherst College. The lecture, which is intended for a general audience and is open to the public, will take place Friday, December 17, 1999 at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute, Olden Lane, Princeton. A reception will follow in the Fuld Hall Common Room.

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11/18/1999

"Preparing For The 21st Century? World Politics Today" Topic Of Institute Talk By Jack F. Matlock, jr.

Jack F. Matlock, Jr., the George F. Kennan Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, will present a talk entitled "Preparing for the 21st Century? World Politics Today" on Wednesday, December 1, 1999. The lecture, which is intended for a general audience and is open to the public, will take place at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute, Olden Lane, Princeton. A reception will follow in the Fuld Hall Common Room.

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