Rutherford Memorial Lecture (Royal Society) Explained

The Rutherford Memorial Lecture is an international lecture of the Royal Society created under the Rutherford Memorial Scheme in 1952. It is held at universities in various countries in the Commonwealth, with a stipulation that at least one of every three lectures must be held in New Zealand.[1]

List of lecturers

YearNameCountryLectureNotes
1952New Zealand[2]
1953Canada[3]
1954South AfricaRutherford, his Life and Work 1871-1937[4]
1955India and PakistanScience and mankind-
1956New ZealandThe Discovery of atomic number[5]
1957AustraliaThe Birth of the nuclear atom[6]
1958Canada[7]
1960New ZealandThe Development of X-ray analysis[8]
1962Nigeria, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, UgandaAtomic physics and the strength of metals[9]
1963India and Pakistan-
1964New ZealandRutherford in nineteenth-century Cambridge[10]
1965Canada[11]
1966AustraliaRadio and the Cavendish Laboratory[12]
1967New Zealand-
1968India and PakistanSome problems of the growth and spread of science in developing countries.[13]
1969Canadaalign=center-
1970Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda-
1971New ZealandEvolution of the elements[14]
1975AustraliaYarns and Spinners:Recollections of Rutherford and Applications of Swift Rotationalign=center [15]
1977CanadaSome episodes of the α-particle story[16]
1979 New ZealandThe New Physics[17]
1980India and Sri LankaMagnetic Oscillations in metals[18]
1981Zimbabwealign=center-
1982New ZealandRutherford, Radio and Opto-Electronics[19]
1983CanadaRutherford and beta decay[20]
1984Australiaalign = center-
1985New Zealand-
1986Indiaalign = center-
1987Canadaalign=center-
1988New Zealand-
1989Australiaalign=center-
1990Canadaalign=center-
1991New Zealand-
1992Indiaalign=center-
1993South-east Asiaalign=center-
1995New Zealand-
1996Australiaalign=center-
1997New Zealand-
1999South Africaalign=center-
2000New Zealand-
2003New Zealand-
2005Singaporealign=center-
2006New Zealand-
2007Australiaalign=center-
2008South Africaalign=center-
2010New ZealandMaths, maps and the human heart
2013New ZealandPeople and the planet – how can we all live and flourish on a finite Earth?[21]
2017New ZealandHow should we value nature in a human-dominated world?align=center-
2018CanadaPolar change – a perspective from the ice core palaeoclimate record’align=center-
2019New ZealandThinking like a vegetable: how plants decide what to doalign=center-

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rutherford Memorial Lecture . Royal Society . March 2, 2019.
  2. 99142. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 217. 1128. 1–8. Cockcroft. John. 1953. 10.1098/rspa.1953.0042. 1953RSPSA.217....1C. 178338683.
  3. 99545. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 224. 1159. 435–447. Chadwick. James. 1954. 10.1098/rspa.1954.0171. 97490251.
  4. 99567. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 226. 1166. 283–305. Marsden. E.. 1954.
  5. 99959. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 236. 1206. 285–296. Darwin. Charles. 1956.
  6. 100261. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 244. 1239. 437–455. Andrade. E. N. da C.. 1958. 10.1098/rspa.1958.0053. 19795596.
  7. 100874. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 251. 1266. 293–305. Blackett. P. M. S.. 1959. 10.1098/rspa.1959.0110. 191561634.
  8. 2414072. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 262. 1309. 145–158. Bragg. Lawrence. 1961.
  9. 2414622. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 275. 1361. 149–160. Mott. Nevill. 1963.
  10. 2415227. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 283. 1395. 481–490. Thomson. George. 1965.
  11. 2415973. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 298. 1453. 103–122. Dee. P. I.. 1967. 10.1098/rspa.1967.0094. 162557060.
  12. Web site: The Papers of Jack Radtcliffe. Janus. 2012-01-07.
  13. 75752. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 174. 1034. 69–89. Ziman. J. M.. 1969.
  14. 78154. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 329. 1576. 1–16. Fowler. P. H.. 1972. 10.1098/rspa.1972.0098. 122694392.
  15. Rutherford Memorial Lecture 1975. Proceedings of the Royal Society. 4 April 1978. 10.1098/rspa.1978.0070. 109274378. 11 November 2010.
  16. 79439. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 357. 1689. 117–129. Feather. N.. 1977. 10.1098/rspa.1977.0158. 162621174.
  17. 2397068. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 380. 1778. 1–28. Burhop. E. H. S.. 1982. 10.1098/rspa.1982.0027. 123023042.
  18. The Rutherford memorial lecture 1980. Proceedings of the Royal Society. 11 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726072738/http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~macdgrp/journal/shoenberg_memorial.pdf. 26 July 2011.
  19. The Rutherford Memorial Lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society. 8 June 1984. 393. 1805. 193–214. 10.1098/rspa.1984.0054. 11 November 2010. McGee. James Dwyer. 110447573.
  20. 2397712. The Rutherford Memorial lecture. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 389. 1797. 215–239. Burcham. W. E.. 1983. 10.1098/rspa.1983.0106. 122387281.
  21. Web site: What's on - People and the planet - how can we all live and flourish on a finite Earth . . October 8, 2013 . March 2, 2019.