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Graham, Loren Raymond was born on June 29, 1933 in Hymera, Indiana, United States. Son of Ross Raymond and Hazel Mae (McClanahan) Graham.
(When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the major financ...)
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the major financial supports for the scientific community were eliminated, with a resulting "brain drain." This work tells the story of the near collapse of Russian science in the mid-1990s and of subsequent domestic and international efforts to reform and re-energize scientific activity in Russia.
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(Stalin ordered his execution, but here Peter Palchinsky h...)
Stalin ordered his execution, but here Peter Palchinsky has the last word. Palchinsky tells of Soviet technology and industry, the mistakes he condemned in his lifetime, the corruption and collapse he predicted, the ultimate price paid for silencing those who were not afraid to speak out. The story of this visionary engineer's life and work, as Graham tells it, is also the story of the Soviet Union's industrial promise and failure.
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(Examines the state of Soviet research into fields such as...)
Examines the state of Soviet research into fields such as psychology, genetics, chemistry, cybernetics, and relativity physics.
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( The Russian science establishment was one of the larges...)
The Russian science establishment was one of the largest in the world, boasting many Nobel prizes, a world-leading space program, and famous schools in mathematics, physics, and other fields. However, when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the major financial supports for the scientific community were eliminated, with resulting "brain drain." The subsequent expansion of capitalism and globalization revealed that Russian science was ill adapted to compete with other countries in high technology. Science in the New Russia tells the dramatic story of the near collapse of Russian science in the mid-1990s and of subsequent domestic and international efforts to reform and reenergize scientific activity in Russia.
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( "Graham has brilliantly encapsulated and interwoven the...)
"Graham has brilliantly encapsulated and interwoven the major features of Soviet and post-Soviet history in his riveting stories.... a splendid and extraordinary work." ―Edward Grant, author of God and Reason in the Middle Ages "A very lively read, indeed a real page turner... Graham’s discussion of pressing ethical dilemmas displays a sureness of hand and a refreshing candor about his own struggles with the issues." ―Susan Solomon, University of Toronto The distinguished American historian of Russian and Soviet science Loren R. Graham recounts with warmth and wit his experiences during 45 years of traveling and researching in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia, from 1960 to 2005. Present for many historic events during this period, Graham writes not as a political correspondent or an analyst, but as an ordinary American living through these years alongside Russian friends and critics. Graham befriended some of the leading scientists and politicians in Russia, but his most touching stories concern average Russians with whom he lived, worked, suffered, and exchanged views. Graham also writes of the ethical questions he confronted, such as the tension between independence of thought and political loyalty. Finally, he depicts the ways in which Russia has changed―visually, politically, and ideologically―during the last 15 years. These gripping, sometimes humorous, always deeply personal stories will engage and inform all readers with an interest in Russia during this tumultuous period of history.
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(Although by the 1980s the Soviet scientific establishment...)
Although by the 1980s the Soviet scientific establishment became the largest in the world, little is known about it in the West. Loren Graham presents the first concise, modern history of science in Russia, the Soviet Union, and the commonwealth of Independent States. Thoroughly up to date, the volume covers the Czarist period, the impact of the Russian Revolution, the relationship between science and Soviet society, the strengths of various scientific disciplines, and the effect of the fall of Communism.
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( In 1913, Russian imperial marines stormed an Orthodox ...)
In 1913, Russian imperial marines stormed an Orthodox monastery at Mt. Athos, Greece, to haul off monks engaged in a dangerously heretical practice known as Name Worshipping. Exiled to remote Russian outposts, the monks and their mystical movement went underground. Ultimately, they came across Russian intellectuals who embraced Name Worshipping—and who would achieve one of the biggest mathematical breakthroughs of the twentieth century, going beyond recent French achievements. Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor take us on an exciting mathematical mystery tour as they unravel a bizarre tale of political struggles, psychological crises, sexual complexities, and ethical dilemmas. At the core of this book is the contest between French and Russian mathematicians who sought new answers to one of the oldest puzzles in math: the nature of infinity. The French school chased rationalist solutions. The Russian mathematicians, notably Dmitri Egorov and Nikolai Luzin—who founded the famous Moscow School of Mathematics—were inspired by mystical insights attained during Name Worshipping. Their religious practice appears to have opened to them visions into the infinite—and led to the founding of descriptive set theory. The men and women of the leading French and Russian mathematical schools are central characters in this absorbing tale that could not be told until now. Naming Infinity is a poignant human interest story that raises provocative questions about science and religion, intuition and creativity.
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( Eight miles long and four miles wide, Grand Island lies...)
Eight miles long and four miles wide, Grand Island lies off the south shore of Lake Superior. It was once home to a sizable community of Chippewa Indians who lived in harmony with the land and with each other. Their tragic demise began early in the nineteenth century when their fellow tribesmen from the mainland goaded them into waging war against rival Sioux. The war party was decimated; only one young brave, Powers of the Air, lived to tell the story that celebrated the heroism of his band and formed the basis of the legend that survives today. Distinguished historian Loren R. Graham has spent more than forty years researching and reconstructing the poignant tale of Powers of the Air and his people. A Face in the Rock is an artful melding of human history and natural history; it is a fascinating narrative of the intimate relation between place and people. Powers of the Air lived to witness the desecration of Grand Island by the fur and logging industries, the Christianization of the tribe, and the near total loss of the Chippewa language, history, and culture. Graham charts the plight of the Chippewa as white culture steadily encroaches, forcing the native people off the island and dispersing their community on the mainland. The story ends with happier events of the past two decades, including the protection of Grand Island within the National Forest system, and the resurgence of Chippewa culture.
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Graham, Loren Raymond was born on June 29, 1933 in Hymera, Indiana, United States. Son of Ross Raymond and Hazel Mae (McClanahan) Graham.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1955. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Purdue University, 1986. Master of Arts, Columbia University, New York City, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, New York City, 1964. Postgraduate, Moscow University, 1961.
Gandy-dancer Pennsylvania R.R., 1950-1951. Research chemical engineer Dow Chemical Company, 1955. Lecturer department history Indiana University, 1963-1964, assistant professor, 1965-1966.
Visiting assistant professor department public law and government Columbia University, 1965-1966, associate professor, department history, 1967-1972, professor, 1972-1978, adjunct professor, 1978-1989. Member Russian Institute, 1966-1978. Associate, member executive committee Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies/Harvard University, since 1980.
Acting director Davis Center for Russian Studies/Harvard University, 1995-1996. Visiting professor department history of science Harvard University, 1985-1999. Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978—2006.
Visiting scholar University Chicago, 1991-1992. Faculty associate Harvard University, 1999^. Member advisory board International Science Foundation, 1992-1996.
Member advisory council United States Civilian Research and Development Foundation, 2002^.
( The Russian science establishment was one of the larges...)
(When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the major financ...)
( "Graham has brilliantly encapsulated and interwoven the...)
(Although by the 1980s the Soviet scientific establishment...)
(Examines the state of Soviet research into fields such as...)
(Examines the state of Soviet research into fields such as...)
( The description for this book, The Soviet Academy of Sc...)
(A discipline-by-discipline account of the interaction of ...)
( Eight miles long and four miles wide, Grand Island lies...)
(Stalin ordered his execution, but here Peter Palchinsky h...)
( In 1913, Russian imperial marines stormed an Orthodox ...)
Trustee European University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2000-2006, National Lighthouse Museum, since 1997. Served with United States Navy, 1955-1958, Coast Guard Auxiliary, since 1979. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society.
Member Academy Natural Sciences (foreign. Moscow), Academy Humanitarian Sciences (foreign. Moscow), American History Association, American Association Advancement of Slavic Studies, History of Science Society (Sarton medal 1996), Society History of Technology, Society Social Study of Science, Michigan History Society (Follo award 2000).
Married Patricia Parks Albjerg, September 6, 1955. 1 child, Marguerite Elizabeth.