The Messenger Lectures are a series of talks given by scholars and public figures at Cornell University. They were founded in 1924 by a gift from of "a fund to provide a course of lectures on the Evolution of Civilization for the special purpose of raising the moral standard of our political, business, and social life", to be "delivered by the ablest non-resident lecturer or lecturers obtainable". The lecture series has been described as one of Cornell's most important of extracurricular activities. Archeologist James Henry Breasted delivered the first series of Messenger Lectures in 1925.
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| - Мессенджеровские лекции (англ. Messenger Lectures) — награда, присуждаемая Корнеллским университетом с 1924 года. Темы лекций посвящены достижениям цивилизации, в том числе в области общественных наук. Лауреат проводит цикл лекций, который затем публикуется издательством Корнеллского университета в виде книги. Наиболее известные лекции — «Характер физических законов» — были прочитаны Ричардом Фейнманом в 1964 году. (ru)
- The Messenger Lectures are a series of talks given by scholars and public figures at Cornell University. They were founded in 1924 by a gift from of "a fund to provide a course of lectures on the Evolution of Civilization for the special purpose of raising the moral standard of our political, business, and social life", to be "delivered by the ablest non-resident lecturer or lecturers obtainable". The lecture series has been described as one of Cornell's most important of extracurricular activities. Archeologist James Henry Breasted delivered the first series of Messenger Lectures in 1925. (en)
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| - The Messenger Lectures are a series of talks given by scholars and public figures at Cornell University. They were founded in 1924 by a gift from of "a fund to provide a course of lectures on the Evolution of Civilization for the special purpose of raising the moral standard of our political, business, and social life", to be "delivered by the ablest non-resident lecturer or lecturers obtainable". The lecture series has been described as one of Cornell's most important of extracurricular activities. Initially a series of twelve lectures per year, there are now either three or six lectures by one speaker each semester. Archeologist James Henry Breasted delivered the first series of Messenger Lectures in 1925. (en)
- Мессенджеровские лекции (англ. Messenger Lectures) — награда, присуждаемая Корнеллским университетом с 1924 года. Темы лекций посвящены достижениям цивилизации, в том числе в области общественных наук. Лауреат проводит цикл лекций, который затем публикуется издательством Корнеллского университета в виде книги. Наиболее известные лекции — «Характер физических законов» — были прочитаны Ричардом Фейнманом в 1964 году. (ru)
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