Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture
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The Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture is a public lecture organised annually by the Royal Society of London. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Wilkins Lecture, the Bernal Lecture and the Medawar Lecture. The subject matter for the lecture is some aspect of the social function of science as per the Bernal Lecture, the philosophy of science as per the Medawar Lecture or the history of science as per the Wilkins Lecture.
List of lecturers
| Year | Name | Lecture | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Butterfield, JeremyJeremy Butterfield | The uses of infinity: a philosopher looks at emergent phenomena in physics | [1] |
| 2008 | Ede, SianSian Ede | Hard questions : Contemporary art and the obsession with science | [1] |
| 2009 | Edgerton, DavidDavid Edgerton | The social function of history: policy, history and twentieth-century science | [1] |
| 2010 | Bragg, MelvynMelvyn Bragg | Notes from an Amateur: On the History of the Royal Society | [1] |
| 2012 | Highfield, RogerRoger Highfield | Heroes of science | [1] |
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