David Hawkins (philosopher)
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David Hawkins, was a professor whose
interests included the philosophy of science, mathematics, economics, childhood science education, and ethics.. He also served as the official historian of the Manhattan Project
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He was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of William Ashton Hawkins and Clara Gardiner Hawkins. He grew up in El Paso and in La Luz, New Mexico.
He received a B.A. in 1934 and an M.A. in 1936 from Stanford University. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1940.
He was a founding member of the Federation of American Scientists
.
In 1970 Hawkins and his wife, Francis née Pockman, a leader in early childhood education, founded the CU campus-based Mountain View Center for Environmental Education.
In 1981 he received a $300,000 "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation
.
He died of natural causes on Feb. 24, 2002.
interests included the philosophy of science, mathematics, economics, childhood science education, and ethics.. He also served as the official historian of the Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the US Army...
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He was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of William Ashton Hawkins and Clara Gardiner Hawkins. He grew up in El Paso and in La Luz, New Mexico.
He received a B.A. in 1934 and an M.A. in 1936 from Stanford University. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1940.
He was a founding member of the Federation of American Scientists
Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists is a nonpartisan, 501 organization intent on using science and scientific analysis to attempt make the world more secure. FAS was founded in 1945 by scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bombs...
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In 1970 Hawkins and his wife, Francis née Pockman, a leader in early childhood education, founded the CU campus-based Mountain View Center for Environmental Education.
In 1981 he received a $300,000 "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...
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He died of natural causes on Feb. 24, 2002.
Works
- The Language of Nature: An Essay on the Philosophy of Science (1964)
- The Informed Vision, Essays on Learning and Human Nature (1974)
- The Roots of Literacy (2000)
- Hundreds of scientific papers. Indexed at RMOA
External links
- Messing About in Science (1965) http://www.exploratorium.edu/pie/downloads/KC/David_Hawkins.pdf
- Hawkins Centers of Learning http://www.hawkinscenters.org/