Molecular Biology in the 20th Century
A joint Royal Institution-Wellcome Centre Conference to mark the 50th
Anniversary of the Determination of the Structure of DNA
At the Royal Institution
On 28-29 April 2003
This conference will be part of the major series of celebrations planned to
mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of the papers on the structure
of DNA by Crick and Watson and by Franklin and Wilkins in Nature on 25 April
1953. While the occasion of the conference is the anniversary of the
publication of the papers in Nature, we would like the speakers at the
meeting to cast their net wider than this particular event and to reflect on
the development and impact of molecular biology generally. In particular
papers that deal with contextual aspects of the subject (for example
interdisciplinary development of the science, social and economic aspects
and international comparisons) will be especially welcomed. While part of
the audience for this conference will be scientists and historians, we will
also be trying to engage the interests of a broader public in the history of
one of the major sciences of the 20th century. There is a strong possibility
that a significant contribution towards the expenses of speakers from
overseas can be made. Offers of papers, by 1 March 2002 to Dr Frank James,
Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS. [log in to unmask]
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Dr Frank A.J.L. James
Reader in History of Science,
The Royal Institution,
21 Albemarle Street,
London,
W1S 4BS,
England.
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