Rutherford Memorial Lecture (Royal Society)

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.

List of lecturers

Year Name Country Lecture Notes
1952 Cockroft, JohnJohn Cockroft New Zealand [1]
1953 Chadwick, JamesJames Chadwick Canada [2]
1954 Marsden, ErnestErnest Marsden South Africa Rutherford, his Life and Work 1871-1937 [3]
1955 Oliphant, Marcus Laurence ElwinMarcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant India and Pakistan Science and mankind -
1956 Darwin, Charles GaltonCharles Galton Darwin New Zealand The Discovery of atomic number [4]
1957 Andrade, Edward Neville da CostaEdward Neville da Costa Andrade Australia The Birth of the nuclear atom [5]
1958 Blackett, Patrick Maynard StuartPatrick Maynard Stuart Blackett Canada [6]
1960 Bragg, William LawrenceWilliam Lawrence Bragg New Zealand The Development of X-ray analysis [7]
1962 Mott, Nevill FrancisNevill Francis Mott Nigeria, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Uganda Atomic physics and the strength of metals [8]
1963 Allibone, Thomas EdwardThomas Edward Allibone India and Pakistan -
1964 Thomson, George PagetGeorge Paget Thomson New Zealand Rutherford in nineteenth-century Cambridge [9]
1965 Dee, Philip IvorPhilip Ivor Dee Canada [10]
1966 Ratcliffe, John AshworthJohn Ashworth Ratcliffe Australia -
1967 Massey, Harrie StewartHarrie Stewart Massey New Zealand -
1968 Ziman, John MichaelJohn Michael Ziman India and Pakistan Some problems of the growth and spread of science in developing countries. [11]
1969 Kapitza, Piotr LeonidovichPiotr Leonidovich Kapitza Canada -
1970 Runcorn, Stanley KeithStanley Keith Runcorn Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda -
1971 Fowler, Peter HowardPeter Howard Fowler New Zealand Evolution of the elements [12]
1975 Moon, Philip BurtonPhilip Burton Moon Australia Yarns and Spinners:Recollections of Rutherford and Applications of Swift Rotation [13]
1977 Feather, NormanNorman Feather Canada Some episodes of the α-particle story [14]
1979 Burhop, Eric Henry StoneleyEric Henry Stoneley Burhop New Zealand The New Physics [15]
1980 Shoenberg, DavidDavid Shoenberg India and Sri Lanka Magnetic Oscillations in metals [16]
1981 Moorbath, Stephen IrwinStephen Irwin Moorbath Zimbabwe -
1982 McGee, James DwyerJames Dwyer McGee New Zealand Rutherford, Radio and Opto-Electronics [17]
1983 Burcham, William ErnestWilliam Ernest Burcham Canada Rutherford and beta decay [18]
1984 Lovell, Alfred Charles BernardAlfred Charles Bernard Lovell Australia -
1985 Elliot, RogerRoger Elliot New Zealand -
1986 Peieris, Rudolf ErnstRudolf Ernst Peieris India -
1987 Goldhaber, MauriceMaurice Goldhaber Canada -
1988 McKenzie, Dan PeterDan Peter McKenzie New Zealand -
1989 Devons, SamuelSamuel Devons Australia -
1990 Mason, Basil JohnBasil John Mason Canada -
1991 Wilkinson, Denys HaighDenys Haigh Wilkinson New Zealand -
1992 Roberts, Lewis Edward JohnLewis Edward John Roberts India -
1993 Weatherall, David JohnDavid John Weatherall South-east Asia -
1995 Hamilton, WilliamWilliam Hamilton New Zealand —
1996 Gurdon, John BertrandJohn Bertrand Gurdon Australia -
1997 Kelly, John MeurigJohn Meurig Kelly New Zealand —
1999 Heap, Robert BrianRobert Brian Heap South Africa -
2000 Elliot, Michael J.Michael J. Elliot New Zealand -
2003 Pedley, Thomas J.Thomas J. Pedley New Zealand -
2005 Jeffries, AlecAlec Jeffries Singapore -
2006 Nurse, PaulPaul Nurse New Zealand -
2007 Bateson, PatrickPatrick Bateson Australia -
2010 Ludlow, Lord Rees ofLord Rees of Ludlow New Zealand Maths, maps and the human heart -

References

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  2. ^ The Rutherford Memoriall lecture. JSTOR 99545. 
  3. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 99567. 
  4. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 99959. 
  5. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 100261. 
  6. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 100874. 
  7. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 2414072. 
  8. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 2414622. 
  9. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 2415227. 
  10. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 2415973. 
  11. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 75752. 
  12. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 78154. 
  13. ^ "Rutherford Memorial Lecture 1975". Proceedings of the Royal Society. http://rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/360/1702/303.full.pdf. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
  14. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 79439. 
  15. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 2397068. 
  16. ^ "The Rutherford memorial lecture 1980". Proceedings of the Rpyal Society. http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~macdgrp/journal/shoenberg_memorial.pdf. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
  17. ^ "The Rutherford Memorial Lecture". Proceedings of the Royal Society. http://rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/393/1805/193.abstract. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
  18. ^ The Rutherford Memorial lecture. JSTOR 2397712. 
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