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SCIENCE FOR A BETTER WORLD: THE CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE OF J D BERNAL
- Hosted by:
- Birkbeck College Crystallography Dept and the British Association General Section
- Speaker:
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Eric Hobsbawm
Hilary Rose
Stephen Rose
Fred Steward
Frank James
Brenda Maddox
Jerry Ravetz
David Dickson
- Starts:
- June 02, 2008 at 03:30 pm
- Ends:
- June 02, 2008 at 05:30 pm
- Location:
- Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
A discussion meeting on the life and work of the renowned scientist and writer J D Bernal
> Co-organised by Birkbeck College Crystallography Dept and the British Association General Section.
This event will include a showing of a film about J D Bernal based on an interview carried out last year with his former colleague, Alan Mackay. The film will be followed by a series of short presentations and a panel discussion on some of the issues raised, in particular the contemporary relevance of Bernal’s views on the relationship between science and society.
Speakers and panellists include Eric Hobsbawm, Hilary Rose, Stephen Rose, Fred Steward, Frank James, Brenda Maddox and Jerry Ravetz. The discussion will be chaired by David Dickson (SciDev.net).
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
All are welcome and the meeting is free of charge, but preregistration is required. Please contact Susan Watt (susan [ at ] high-peak.demon.co.uk) for more details or to register.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Susan Watt
- Email:
- susan [ at ] high-peak.demon.co.uk
