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Interview with Prof. Harold Morowitz, May 3rd, 2007

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dc.contributor.author GMU Oral History Program
dc.date.accessioned 2007-12-07T16:47:17Z
dc.date.available 2007-12-07T16:47:17Z
dc.date.issued 2007-12-07T16:47:17Z
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/1920/2911
dc.description Clip 1 (3:48): Prof. Morowitz recalls and reflects on the Santa Fe Institute during its early period, in the mid and late 1980s. He mentions George Cowan, the founder of the institute, and some of the scientists who were involved in establishing the institute, including Murray Gell-Mann and Philip Anderson. Clip 2 (1:13): Prof. Morowitz comments on the impact of the institute on the study of complexity, which was made possible by taking advantage of computer technology for scientific research. Clip 3 (5:35): Prof. Morowitz describes the informal relationship between the Santa Fe Institute and the Krasnow Institute, particularly the co-sponsored conference: The Mind, The Brain, and Complex Adaptive Systems (1993). Clip 4 (1:35): Summarizes the impact of the Santa Fe Institute. en
dc.description.abstract The collection includes four excerpts from an interview with Prof. Harold Morowitz, Robinson Professor of Biology and Natural Philosophy, on the history of the Santa Fe Institute. The Institute, founded in 1984, is an independent research institute devoted to the multidisciplinary study of complex adaptive systems. The interview was conducted on May 3rd, 2007, by the Oral History Program at Special Collections & Archives, GMU Libraries, as part of the Santa Fe Institute Oral History Project. The full interview is available at SC&A, GMU Libraries.
dc.description.sponsorship Dr. George Cowan. en
dc.language.iso en_US en
dc.subject Santa Fe Institute en_US
dc.subject Complexity Sciences en_US
dc.subject Krasnow Institute en_US
dc.subject Morowitz, Harold en_US
dc.title Interview with Prof. Harold Morowitz, May 3rd, 2007 en
dc.type Video en


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