Replay

Scene of Change

by Warren Weaver

Warren Weaver's 1970 autobiography spanning a lifetime in American science — from small-town Wisconsin through Caltech, the Rockefeller Foundation, wartime operations research, and reflections on the nature and limits of science. 11 chapters.

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Chapter 1: Early Years

27 min

Chapter 2: College

14 min

Chapter 3: Throop/Caltech

14 min

Chapter 4: Teaching at Wisconsin

10 min

Chapter 5: The Rockefeller Foundation

20 min

Chapter 6: The War Years

20 min

Chapter 7: Postwar Activities

27 min

Chapter 8: "Retirement"

16 min

Chapter 9: Science Then and Now

22 min

Chapter 10: Some Limitations of Science

23 min

Chapter 11: Science, Contradiction, and Religion

31 min