In 1979 asked the Foundation, "Van Leer" Bernatd Van Leer From the University "Harvard" Havard To the completion of scientific research aimed at assessing the status of scientific knowledge, interested potential mind of man and to highlight the extent to which this potential and exploitation, and in this framework, a team of workers specialized university research, which lasted several years, in order to explore and reveal the extent to which these capabilities on the ground. It has been already started in several areas of knowledge, with funding from the institution in question. Thus, the research in the field of human history, philosophical and natural sciences and the humanities. Also organized for this purpose a number of scientific meetings at the League, addressed the issues related to the concept of growth in various human cultures.
The researchers who contributed to this important study, they belong to a variety of scientific disciplines, there is first
Chairman of the research project, which is "Gerald is pleased" Gerald.S.Lesser , An educator and psychologist, then there is of course, "Howard Gardner." Gardner H , Is a professor of educational psychology is interested in studying children's talents and the reasons for her absence in adults who have some of the incidents occurred that caused the creation of brain damage. There is also a philosopher, he worked in research in the field of philosophy of education and philosophy of science, which "Israel Scheffler" Israel Schefflr , Then there is "Robert Levin" Robert La Vine Specialist in social anthropology known for his research and in sub-Saharan Africa and Mexico on the family and natural assistance for the children, and we find within the science team as well as the social scientist, "Mary White" Merry White Education authorities in Japanese society and study the roles of educational personnel in the Third World.
A quick glance to the scientific disciplines of the members of this team, which addressed the study of the potential of the human mind, clearly show different specialization and expansion and depth, something that reflects the ambition of the project, as well as the role of each one of them in the success of the research project and access to the discovery of the theory of multiple intelligences.
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