Papers of M H F Wilkins: correspondence concerning the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science conference, ‘The social impact of modern biology’, and related papers

  • Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004 Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992 Benn, Anthony Neil Wedgwood, b.1925
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1970
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Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
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Correspondence relating to the conference, ‘The social impact of modern biology’, held by the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science (BSSRS), 26-28 Nov 1970, including a letter from Isaac Asimov, science fiction writer, Jul 1970, explaining his dislike of travel and of flying in particular, and a letter from Anthony Wedgwood Benn, Minister of Technology, Oct 1970, enclosing the text of his lecture, ‘Technology and the quality of life’. Also notes on the intended aims of the conference, draft text, ‘Is science a good thing?’, and provisional attendance lists.

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1970

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Wilkins, Maurice; Asimov, Isaac; Benn, Anthony Neil Wedgwood; British Society for Social Responsibility in Science (BSSRS)

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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