Giffard, John Anthony Hardinge, 3rd Earl of Halsbury, 1908-2000 (British peer and scientist)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, 1967-1968
File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.251
Scope and Content
The material consists of correspondence between Bernard Meltzer and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1967-1968. It includes responses (Pollock's included) to 'Note by Lord Halsbury' on 'Some awkward questions related to empiricism and other philosophies likely to be entertained by scientists'. This was circulated by Meltzer prior to Halsbury's seminar at the Edinburgh Philosophy of Science Group, 28 October 1968.
Dates:
1967-1968
Correspondence concerning Waddington's review of James Watson's book "The Double Helix", 1968
Item
Identifier: Coll-41/5/4/2
Scope and Contents
The correspondence mainly involves various individuals, including Maurice Wilkins, Guido Pontecorvo and the Earl of Halsbury, responding to Waddington's review.
Dates:
1968
Correspondence with Francis Crick and copies of correspondence between Lord Halsbury and others (1952-1957) concerning Crick and Watson's work., 1970-1974
Item
Identifier: Coll-41/5/3/2
Scope and Contents
The correspondence between Crick and Waddington chiefly concerns a discussion of Waddington's theory of the epigenetic landscape, as well as the work of René Thom. Much of Lord Halsbury's correspondence (1952-1957) are photocopies of the originals. There is a letter from Waddington's secretary, Anne Brown (dated 29 June 1976) to Lord Halsbury noting that she was returning the original correspondence to him having made copies to 'go to the Archives along with the rest of Wad's...
Dates:
1970-1974