Chaim Weizmann
Scientist, Statesman and Architect of Science Policy
edited by Benjamin Z. Kedar
This collection of essays is based on the lectures delivered at a conference held on 8 January 2013 commemorating the 60th anniversary of the death of Chaim Weizmann, the first President of Israel, scientist and statesman. B.Z. Kedar is a Professor Emeritus at the Department of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Vice President of The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
This collection of essays is based on the lectures delivered at a conference held on 8 January 2013 commemorating the 60th anniversary of the death of Chaim Weizmann, the first President of Israel, scientist and statesman. B.Z. Kedar is a Professor Emeritus at the Department of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Vice President of The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Joshua Jortner, Preface List of Abbreviations Benjamin Z. Kedar, Introduction: Chaim Weizmann--Scientist and Statesman Joshua Jortner, Academic and Industrial Research of Chaim Weizmann at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century Shaul Katz, Weizmann's Science Policy as the Foundation for the Israeli Research System--A Ceaseless Quest for Excellence 1. Weizmann the Scientist--The Early Research Periods 2. Weizmann's Academic Policy--Plans for the University, 1902-1925 3. From Jerusalem to Rehovoth and from Research University to Research Institutes--The Daniel Sieff Research Institute and the Weizmann Institute of Science Hedva Ben-Israel, Weizmann and the Hebrew University Issachar Unna, Wealth or Genius: The Struggle of Weizmann and Einstein for Academic Excellence at the Hebrew University Ruth Arnon, The Weizmann Institute of Science--A Living Monument to the Founder of Basic Research in Israel Benjamin Z. Kedar, The Description of Weizmann's First Encounter with Balfour: Legendary or Authentic? Shlomo Avineri, The Emergence of Weizmann's Leadership Shulamit Volkov, Weizmann's German Colleagues--Challenge and Inspiration Benny Morris, Weizmann and the Arabs Raphael Mechoulam, Weizmann--Applied Science and Patents List of Scientific Publications (ed. Benjamin Z. Kedar) List of Patents (ed. Yigal Burstein) Raphael Lamed and Ed Bayer, Discovery of the Cellulosome: In the Footsteps of Weizmann's Vision for Biofuels Unpublished Sections on Science in the Drafts of Trial and Error Joshua Jortner, Epilogue List of Contributors Figures 133
- Edited by B. Z. Kedar
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