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Birth
He was born in Nové Město, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary -
Arrived in United States
Ernest Nagel first arrived in the United States -
Earned Citizenship
He earned his United States Citizenship -
College Degree
He completed his Bachelor's degree from the City College of New York -
Professor
Started teaching Philosophy at Columbia University. Taught at the University from 1931-1970 -
College Degree
He earned his Ph.D in Philosophy from Columbia University -
Published "An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method"
Wrote the book with Morris R. Cohen; The book covered logical principles in scientific method in the natural and social sciences and in law and histroy -
Married
Married Edith Alexandria Haggstrom, they also had two sons -
Essay Published
One of the first historical analyses to recognize the great importance of the break that was made by the introduction of projective geometry for later views on the foundations of mathematics -
Published "Sovereign Reason"
Collection of essays addressing various topics in the philosophy of science and logic -
American Academy of Arts and Science
He was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences -
Published "Logic Without Metaphysics"
This book defended a naturalistic interpretation of logic, denying the ontological necessity of logico-mathematical principles and arguing that they must be understood according to their function in specific inquiries -
Published "Gödel’s Proof"
Wrote this book with James R. Newman -
Published "The Structure of Science"
The book analyzes the nature of explanation, the logic of scientific inquiry, and the logical structure of the organization of scientific knowledge -
American Philosophical Society
Elected into the American Philosophical Society -
The Nature and Aims of Science
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Rockefeller University
He spent one year outside of Columbia Universtiy at Rockefeller University from 1966-1967 -
Retired from teaching
He retired from Columbia University, however remained active in academic circles -
National Academy of Sciences
Elected to the National Academy of Sciences -
Lecture
During the Jogn Dewey lectures, given at Columbia University in 1977; he gave a thorough analysis of the concept of teleology in biology -
Published "Teleology Revisited and Other Essays"
A collection of essays exploring various aspects of teleology in scientific explanation -
Death
He died in New York City