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Jacob Bronowski

Born January 18, 1908
Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died August 22, 1974
East Hampton, New York, USA
Residence UK
Nationality Polish-English
Field Mathematics
Institutions Salk Institute
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Academic advisor   H. F. Baker
Known for Geometry

Jacob Bronowski (January 18, 1908, Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - August 22, 1974, East Hampton, New York, USA) was an English-Polish mathematician, best known as the presenter of the BBC television documentary series, The Ascent of Man. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Łódź ( ) is Polands second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). ... Map of Congress Poland. ... Anthem God Save the Tsar! The Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Moscow Language(s) Russian Religion Russian Orthodoxy Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1721–1725 Peter the Great  - 1894–1917 Nicholas II History  - Accession of Peter I May 7, 1682 NS, April 27, 1682 OS²  - Empire proclaimed October 22, 1721 NS, October... August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York and is the easternmost town on the South Shore of Long Island. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... Salk Institute Salk Institute The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is an independent non-profit educational research organization in La Jolla, California. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... Henry Frederick Baker (July 3, 1866 - March 17, 1956) was a British mathematician, working mainly in algebraic geometry, but also remembered for contributions to partial differential equations (related to what would become known as solitons), and Lie groups. ... Calabi-Yau manifold Geometry (Greek γεωμετρία; geo = earth, metria = measure) is a part of mathematics concerned with questions of size, shape, and relative position of figures and with properties of space. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Łódź ( ) is Polands second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). ... Map of Congress Poland. ... Anthem God Save the Tsar! The Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Moscow Language(s) Russian Religion Russian Orthodoxy Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1721–1725 Peter the Great  - 1894–1917 Nicholas II History  - Accession of Peter I May 7, 1682 NS, April 27, 1682 OS²  - Empire proclaimed October 22, 1721 NS, October... August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York and is the easternmost town on the South Shore of Long Island. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation,which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... The Ascent of Man (1973) was a groundbreaking BBC documentary series, produced in association with Time-Life Films, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. ...

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Life and Work

Jacob Bronowski was born in Łódź, Congress Poland on January 18, 1908. His family moved to Germany during World War I, and then to England in 1920. Although, according to Bronowski, he knew only two English words on arriving in Great Britain[1], he gained admission to the Central Foundation School in London and went on to study at the University of Cambridge. Łódź ( ) is Polands second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). ... Map of Congress Poland. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ...


As a mathematics student at Jesus College, Cambridge, Bronowski co-edited - with William Empson - the literary periodical Experiment, which first appeared in 1928. Bronowski would pursue this sort of dual activity, in both the mathematical and literary worlds, throughout his professional life. He received a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1935, writing a dissertation in algebraic geometry. From 1934 to 1942 he taught mathematics at the University of Hull. For a time in the 1930s he lived near Laura Riding and Robert Graves in Majorca. Full name The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge Motto Facias Prosperum Iter Named after Jesus Lane & Jesus Parish Previous names - Established 1496 Sister College(s) Jesus College, Oxford Master Prof. ... William Empson Sir William Empson (27 September 1906 – 15 April 1984) was an English literary critic and poet, reckoned by some to be the greatest English literary critic after Samuel Johnson and William Hazlitt and fitting heir to their mode of witty, fiercely heterodox and imaginatively rich criticism. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which, as the name suggests, combines abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with geometry. ... The Venn Building The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull), a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Laura (Riding) Jackson (January 16, 1901 - September 2, 1991) was a United States poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer. ... Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, scholar, and novelist. ... Location Location of Majorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ...


During World War II Bronowski worked in operations research, and afterwards became Director of Research for the National Coal Board (UK). Following his experiences as an official observer of the after-effects of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings, he turned to biology, as did his friend Leo Szilard, to better understand the nature of violence. Bronowski was an Associate Director of the Salk Institute from 1964. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Operations management. ... The National Coal Board (NCB) was the nationalised British coal mining company. ... Citizens of Hiroshima walk by the A-Bomb Dome, the closest building to have survived the citys atomic bombing. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Leó Szilárd (right) working with Albert Einstein. ... Salk Institute Salk Institute The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is an independent non-profit educational research organization in La Jolla, California. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...


Jacob Bronowski married Rita Coblentz in 1941. The couple had four children, all daughters, the eldest being the British academic Lisa Jardine. Lisa Jardine is a British historian of the early modern period. ...


He first became familiar to the British public through appearances on BBC's The Brains Trust in the late 1950s. The British Broadcasting Corporation,which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... The Brains Trust was a popular informational BBC radio and later television programme in the United Kingdom during the 1940s and 50s. ...


Jacob Bronowski died in 1974, a year after finishing the filming of his monumental work, The Ascent of Man, and was buried in the western side of London's Highgate Cemetery, near the entrance. The Ascent of Man (1973) was a groundbreaking BBC documentary series, produced in association with Time-Life Films, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. ...


An interview with Michael Parkinson describing the effect a visit to Auschwitz had on Bronowski - who was Jewish and had lost many family members during the Nazi era - while making The Ascent of Man, has been apparently termed by Parkinson one of the most memorable in the interviewer's long-running chat show on BBC and ITV. Michael Parkinson CBE (born 28 March 1935) is an English journalist and television presenter. ... Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ... The Ascent of Man (1973) was a groundbreaking BBC documentary series, produced in association with Time-Life Films, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation,which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ...


Bronowski's The Ascent of Man was a strong inspiration and influence for Carl Sagan's Cosmos series in 1980. The Ascent of Man (1973) was a groundbreaking BBC documentary series, produced in association with Time-Life Films, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. ... Insert non-formatted text here Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer and astrobiologist and a highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics, and other natural sciences. ... Cosmos: A Personal Voyage was the name of a thirteen part television series produced by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan which was first broadcast by the Public Broadcasting Service in 1980. ...


Jacob Bronowski was also a strong chess player earning a half-blue at the University of Cambridge[2].


Dr. Bronowski is immortalized in the famous Monty Python sketch "Penguin on the Telly" (Episode 22 1970):

Second Pepperpot: Perhaps it's from the zoo.
First Pepperpot: Which zoo?
Second Pepperpot: How should I know which zoo? I'm not Dr. Bloody Bronowski!
First Pepperpot: How does Dr. Bronowski know which zoo it came from?
Second Pepperpot: He knows everything.
First Pepperpot: Oh, I wouldn't like that, that would take the mystery out of life.

Pepperpot is a term created by Monty Python member Graham Chapman to describe a class of character frequently utilized in the groups comedy sketches. ...

Books

Jacob Bronowski - Highgate Cemetery, London
Jacob Bronowski - Highgate Cemetery, London
  • The Poet's Defence (1939)
  • William Blake: A Man Without a Mask (1943)
  • The Common Sense of Science (1951)
  • The Face of Violence (1954)
  • Science and Human Values (1956)
  • The Western Intellectual Tradition, From Leonardo to Hegel (1960) - with Bruce Mazlish
  • Biography of an Atom (1963) - with Millicent Selsam
  • Insight (1964)
  • The Identity of Man (1965)
  • Nature and Knowledge: The Philosophy of Contemporary Science (1969)
  • William Blake and the Age of Revolution (1972)
  • The Ascent of Man (1974)
  • A Sense of the Future (1977)
  • Magic Science & Civilization (1978)
  • The Origins of Knowledge and Imagination (1978)
  • The Visionary Eye: Essays in the Arts, Literature and Science (1979) - edited by Piero Ariotti and Rita Bronowski

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External links

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References

  1. ^ Bronowski, J. The Common Sense of Science. (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1967), p. 8.
  2. ^ http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/index.html#3929._Bogoljubow_v_Alekhine_Hastings.
Persondata
NAME Bronowski, Jacob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Mathematician
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Łódź, Poland
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 1974
PLACE OF DEATH East Hampton, New York, USA

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