Abel Prize

Its mission stated, quote, "The Institute is pledged to assemble a group of scientists and scholars who, with their pupils and assistants, may devote themselves to the task of pushing beyond the present limits of human knowledge and to training those who may carry on in this sense." Flexner was able to attract some of the biggest names to his institute, including Albert Einstein, who joined in 1933.

In the years since its founding, the Institute has had, as members or as faculty, 34 Nobel laureates, 42 Fields Medalists, and 18 Abel Prize laureates.

In addition to Einstein, notable names on that list include Robert Oppenheimer and previous podcast subject John von Neumann.

We're going to cover the end of Flexner's life and the impact of his work on medical education.