Nuclear Energy
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
2 notes by Edward Appleton for talks relating to atomic energy and scientific collaboration, c. 1946 and no date
The material consists of; a notes for a talk on international control of atomic energy, c.1946; and 1 page of notes for a talk on scientific collaboration, no date.
3 notes for talks and addresses by Edward Appleton, c. 1947
3 notes for talks and addresses by Edward Appleton. The material consists of 'Recent advances in radio research', a 2 page note of a talk to the Royal Dublin Society, c.1947; 'Research in the Midlands', the opening address at F.B.I. [Federation of British Industries] Conference, Birmingham, March 1947, 15 pages typescript and manuscript; 'Peace-time applications of nuclear energy', Appleton’s opening remarks at the British Association discussion, August 1947.
'Atomic energy and its applications', c. 1949-1951
The material consists ofdDrafts for Edward Appleton’s chapter to the book ‘Aspects of Modern Science', published in 1951, with some editorial correspondence. It is contained in its original folder, inscribed ‘Atomic Energy'.
File titled 'Torness Project', 1974-1975
Contains a photocopy of a planning permission application to the South of Scotland Electricity Board for the nuclear power station at Torness, East Lothian, plus accompanying letter from L.J Hale, then Director of the Centre for Human Ecology to Waddington (24 April 1975) and typed notes headed 'An Investigation into the Social and Environmental Impact of the Building of the Torness Power Station'.