Spencer Heath Archive

Item 1671

Penned letter to Percy Bridgman from Heath at 312 Halesworth, Santa Ana, CA.

July 9, 1959

 

 

 

Dear Dr. Bridgman:

 

     I was happy to have your letter of May 7^th with its very kind comment on my Citadel, Market and Altar which you were in process of reading at that time.

 

     Particularly pleasing was your recognition with me of the human individuals as the basic organizational units (transforming and exchanging energy) the inter-functioning of which constitutes the organic society as a functioning whole.

     I am wondering what would be your comment (if any) on the thought in my “Prefatory Brief” where quanta of action, in all their varied internal proportions as uniform small fractions of an erg-second, are taken to be the basic units that by their interactions constitute all the events of our sensible and thus ever limited objective world. Since this has been my basic approach to all objective phenomena, including that of human society, I should greatly value your comment in case of any needed correction, from the physical science point of view, in future printings or editions.

     I well remember your very interesting information to me way back in 1938, I think (International Congress for the Unity of Science), concerning the behavior of molecules at extremely high temperatures and pressures. I have often thought how I would like to have you for a luncheon companion again.

                        Cordially,

                         Spencer Heath

 

I expect to be in Santa Ana for the rest of this month.