Word: polyanyi
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1952-1952
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Polyanyi has been in this country several times and once taught for six months at the University of Chicago. His permanent appointment began on October 1, 1951, and though he had sent in his visa application some eight months before, the State Department could not locate the papers until September 30. The delay cost Polanyi his post, but luckily the University of Manchester renewed his professorship. The University of Chicago immediately offered him a visiting professorship for the following year and set a squad of lawyers on the case. The Rockefeller Foundation then backed up Polanyi with...
| 1 |