Monday, March 22, 2010

Wellcome Library Insight: Francis Galton and Francis Crick: Cases of mistaken identity?





















This week's free Wellcome Library Insight session - on Thursday 25th March - seeks to reassess the intellectual worlds of two controversial scientists, Francis Galton and Francis Crick, and discuss how their work continues to impact upon our understanding of science today.

Speakers:
Natasha McEnroe, Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
Helen Wakely, Archivist, Wellcome Library

Our Insight sessions give visitors to the Wellcome Library an opportunity to explore the variety of our holdings. Sessions are thematic in style and offer a chance to learn about our collections and wider themes in the history of science.

This Thursday's session is from 3.00pm-4.30pm, and tickets are available from the Wellcome Collection Information Desk from 1.30pm onwards. For more details, see the Wellcome Collection website.