Program

Education Programs: Pilot Grants - Education

Period of Performance

1/1/1974 - 4/30/1975

Funding Totals

$29,501.00 (approved)
$29,501.00 (awarded)


Major Figures and Their Impact

FAIN: EP-10112-73

Frederic Burk Foundation for Education (San Francisco, CA 94132-1722)
Michael S. Gregory (Project Director: January 1974 to present)

The perfecting of an experimental interdisciplinary program called Major Figures and Their Impact. Three courses will be offered during the planning period--each wil represent a unique presentation of the interface of the sciences and the humanities. "Einstein: His Life and Impact on Western Civilizaiton" and "Darwin: Literature and History of Ideas" are two course offerings. The program will help students interrelate the sciences and the humanities.