UCL's Science & Technology Studies Seminar invites you to a special one-day
meeting exploring
JG Crowther: science journalism, science policy, science & society
17 June 2005, JZ Young Lecture Theatre,
UCL, Gower St, London WC1
J.G. Crowther was not a scientist, but his name is familiar to historians
of science in Britain in the twentieth century. His writing about science
and its social relations brought his ideas to wide attention, and his
contributions to science journalism, publishing and policy were
substantial. However, there is relatively little written about the man, his
work and his influence. This informal meeting will bring together existing
scholarship on Crowther, and to identify areas for future research.
The meeting will begin at 10.00am (please arrive from 9.30am onwards) and
run through until 5.30pm, with breaks mid-morning and mid-afternoon, and at
lunchtime. Lunch will be available for a cash charge of £5 payable on the
day, and should be booked in advance. All participants are invited to a
reception hosted by the British Council, which will begin at 5.30pm.
All participants are asked to register in advance. To register, please
email <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] Please
indicate whether or not you would like to book lunch. You will be sent
directions and other practical details when your registration is confirmed.
The Programme
10.00-10.10, Welcome and introduction - Jane Gregory, UCL
10.10-10.30, Crowther and the Cavendish Laboratory - Jeff Hughes,
University of Manchester
10.30-10.50, Crowther at the Crucible: the Star-crossed engagement with
Russia - Christopher Chilvers, Science Museum, London
10.50-11.40, Discussion, followed by a Break
11.40-12.00, Crowther at the BBC: an overview - Allan Jones, Open
University and UCL
12.00-12.20, Crowther at the BBC: promoting British science 1939-1956 -
Ralph Desmarais, Imperial College
12.20-12.40, Discussion
12.40-1.40, Lunch
1.40-2.00, Crowther, Snow and the technocratic critique - David Edgerton,
Imperial College
2.00-2.20, Discussion
2.20-2.40, Crowther: a view from outside Britain - Eduardo Ortiz, Imperial
College
2.40-3.00, Crowther, the Anglo-French Society and the international
function of science - Patrick Petitjean, Université Paris 7
3.00-3.30, Discussion, during which Karen Watson, from the University of
Sussex Library, will introduce the Crowther Archive; followed by a Break
4.00-4.20, Crowther and the science-journalism relationship - Jenny
Gristock, City University and SPRU
4.20-4.40, Crowther and New Scientist - Bernard Dixon, former Editor, New
Scientist
4.40-5.00, Alongside Crowther in the 1970s: personal reminiscences -
Michael Rodgers, formerly of Oxford University Press
5.00-5.30, Discussion
5.30-7.00, Reception, hosted by the British Council
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