Lecture and seminar for the Manchester Science Festival:
Poetry and Science: Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) was the foremost chemist of his day. He is now best known for the miner’s safety lamp (also known as a Davy lamp) though he also isolated more chemical elements than any other individual. Few people know that he also wrote poetry throughout his life, the vast majority of which he did not publish. Professor Sharon Ruston will give a lecture on Davy and his work followed by a seminar in which participants will read and discuss some of Davy’s poems. The session will consider the links between poetry and science using copies of manuscript sources.
The session will take place on Monday 24th October, 6-7.30pm, in the Becker Room at City Library (First Floor, Elliot House, 151 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3WD).
This event is free but booking is advised. You can book a place at:
http://www.manchestersciencefestival.com/whatson/humphry-davy
Professor Sharon Ruston
Chair in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
English, HuLSS
Room 501, Crescent House
University of Salford
Salford, Greater Manchester
UK, M5 4WT
|