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Giffard, John Anthony Hardinge, 3rd Earl of Halsbury, 1908-2000 (British peer and scientist)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence concerning Waddington's review of James Watson's book "The Double Helix", 1968

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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

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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