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Yourgrau, Wolfgang

 Person

Biography

Visiting Guest Lecturer at Eastern New Mexico University (April 21023, 1966).

Found in 439 Collections and/or Records:

Visiting Scientists Program (American Institute of Physics), 1963-1971

 File
Identifier: M041.03.0004.0044
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 3 consists of documentation on lectures given by Yourgrau. Included are copies of speeches, correspondence with the sponsoring group, transcripts of radio broadcasts, and information on symposiums and congresses in which he participated.

Dates: 1963-1971

Vitalism and Mechanism, 1936-1983

 File
Identifier: M041.06.0008.0020
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 6 consists of Yourgrau's notes for teaching various. Mostly undated, the series also contains some pamphlets or publications on the subject matter.

Dates: 1936-1983

Wolfgang Yourgrau, 1936-1979

 Item
Identifier: M041.09.0009.0008.00001
Abstract

Wolfgang Yourgrau working at his desk.

Dates: 1936-1979

Wolfgang Yourgrau: Causality and Determinism - The Breakdown (Reel 1 / Side 1), 1965-01-21

 Item
Identifier: U032.01.0011.00001
Abstract

This reel contains Wolfgang Yourgrau speaking at the University of Denver on January 21, 1965 as part of the English Department Lecture Series. Primary topics of his lecture include causality, determinism, and their modern place in science, philosophy, and psychology. Yourgrau stresses the difference between causality and determinism and provides examples in effort to validate his claim.

Total run time: 1:06:11

Dates: 1965-01-21

Wolfgang Yourgrau Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M041
Abstract Wolfgang H. J. Yourgrau (1908-1979) served as Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. He was associated with the University from 1963-1978. He also served as Chair of the Philosophy Department and was a member of the History Department. He earned his Ph.D. in physics from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany in 1932. During World War II, Yourgrau edited an anti-fascist German-language weekly, The Orient. He was editor of Foundations...
Dates: 1936-1983

Wolfgang Yourgrau: Sir Thomas More and the Utopia of All Utopias (Reel 1 / Side 1), 1965-10-28

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Identifier: U032.01.0009.00009
Abstract

This reel contains Wolfgang Yourgrau lecturing at the University of Denver about Sir Thomas More and the utopia of all utopias. He discusses the life and seminal work of Sir Thomas More. Predominantly, Yourgrau investigates the notion of utopia in the eyes of More as well as his own personal understanding of utopia. The lecture was given October 28, 1965.

Total run time: 1:02:03

Dates: 1965-10-28

Writings: Agreements with Plenum Publishing -- Yourgrau and Asim O. Barut, 1979

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Identifier: M041.04.0005.0001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 4 contains drafts and notes related to books and articles published by Yourgrau, either individually or in collaboration with other scientists. Included are fragments or chapters of unnamed publications or on a specific topic.

Dates: 1979

Yourgrau Centre Opening: Kanazawa, 1982 May 31

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Identifier: M041.10.0010.0001
Abstract

Gloves, Scissors and Ribbons used in the opening of the Yourgrau Centre at Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Dates: 1982 May 31

Yourgrau, Wolfgang Photos, 1969-1971

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0028
Abstract

Images of Wolfgang Yourgrau, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Denver: 12 black and white prints, including Yourgrau with Allen Breck. 1 set of black and white negatives with contact sheet. 2 black and white contact sheets without negatives.

Dates: 1969-1971

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Archival Object 438
Collection 1
 
Subject
Universities and colleges 258
Science 73
Physics 50
Philosophy 20
Writings 16