The Tercentenary Lectures were a series of lectures held during the 300th anniversary year of the Royal Society, London in 1960.

List of lecturers

Name Lecture Notes
C. D. DarlingtonThe chromosomes and the theory of heredity.
Arnold Alexander HallTrends in aeronautical science and engineering.
Christopher HintonThe evolution of nuclear power plant design.
Alan Lloyd HodgkinThe physics and chemistry of nervous conduction.
Dorothy HodgkinMolecules in crystals.
Bernard LovellThe investigation of the Universe by radio astronomy.
Peter MedawarThe problems of transplantation.
C. F. PowellThe study of nuclear interactions at very great energies.
Alexander R. ToddNew horizons in organic chemistry.
Vincent WigglesworthThe metamorphosis of insects.

References

  • "The Tercentenary Lectures (1960)". Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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