2017 Friends of IHES Gala on November 7

Friends of IHES | June 27, 2017

We are delighted to announce that the 2017 Friends of IHES Gala will be held on November 7 in New York! This year’s gala theme will be Artificial intelligence (AI). AI research develops at the intersection of several disciplines:...

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Thibault Damour’s week in New York

Friends of IHES | July 5, 2016

Invited by the bookstore Albertine in New York to give a talk about Proust and Einstein, Thibault Damour took advantage of the opportunity to present two conferences about the recent detection of gravitational waves organized by Friends of IHES....

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Gift of €7.5 million from the Simons Foundation

Friends of IHES | November 20, 2015

Press Release – 16 November 2015 Download the press release ­IHES confirmed receipt of an unrestricted grant to the upcoming Capital Campaign of €7.5 million. The €7.5 million pledge is the largest gift ever received at the Institute­.­ This...

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Fourth Friends of IHES Gala in New York

Friends of IHES | August 24, 2015

The fourth Friends of IHES gala dinner took place last November 4th, 2015 at the Pierre Hotel in New York and the theme was “Math and Games of Chance”. UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF: Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France...

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Oppenheimer and IHES (1958-1967)

Friends of IHES | August 23, 2015

Much has been written about Robert S. Oppenheimer (1904-1967), the famous American physicist and scientific director of the Manhattan project; his charisma and career have inspired a good dozen biographers. One aspect remains little known however: his role in...

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