RSC Historical Group Meeting Thursday 19 June 2014 at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London

Chemistry as a Hobby

Programme

1.50     Welcome (Dr John Hudson) and Introduction (Peter Reed)

2.00     Dr Melanie Keen (University of Cambridge) – From candles to cabinets

2.45     Professor Frank James (Royal Institution) – Michael Faraday and the chemical history of a candle

3.30     Tea

3.45     Dr Salim Al-Gailani (University of Cambridge) – When chemistry sets became toys

4.30     Reverend Adrian McLaughlin (Belfast) – My Home Laboratories: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven

5.15     Closing remarks (Professor Alan Dronsfield)

5.30     Conclusion of meeting

Note

The programme allows plenty of time for those attending to reminisce about their own experiences and influences.

Non-members of the Group are welcome at this meeting.

To register for this meeting, please contact the Secretary of the Historical Group, Professor John Nicholson, either by e-mail ([log in to unmask]) or by post, completing the following slip and sending it with an SAE to Professor John Nicholson, School of Sport, Health & Applied Science, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1  4SX.

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