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- 1 July 1968-31 July 1968 (Creation)
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1 file
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Consists of carbon copies of letters sent by Bronowski, Sylvia Hodgson (Editorial Assistant to Bronowski) and Gerry Likens (Secretary to Bronowski).
Subjects include: Bronowski wishing to present Jesus College (Cambridge) with copies of his books; publications by Bronowski, including publication of lectures; an invitation to write an article about violence; Bronowski's comments on 'The Freedom of the Will' by John R Lucas (Merton College, Oxford); Bronowski's thoughts on the philosophy of physics (letter to Professor Pete A. Gunter, Department of Philosophy, University of Tennessee); discussion of philosophical issues including Bronowski's interest in "the logical character of systems of natural laws" (letter to Hilary Putnam, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University); plans for Bronowski to give the Bampton lectures at Columbia University, New York (Spring, 1969); Sir Edward Bullard visiting the Salk Institute; books to purchase for the Szilard collection at the Salk Institute; and ordering prints of photographs from the National Foundation.