The Society's Notes

The Society's Notes Source: Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jun., 1966), pp. 80- 85 Published by: The Royal Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/530822 . Accessed: 14/06/2014 05:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . The Royal Society is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=rsl http://www.jstor.org/stable/530822?origin=JSTOR-pdf http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp 80 THE SOCIET'Y'S NOTES OBITUARY (continued from Vol. 20, p. 224) I965 28 October * THOMAS GRAHAM BROWN i November * * * RONALD GEORGE HATTON 29 December GORDON MORGAN HOLMES 29 December ROBERT GEORGE SPENCER HUDSON I966 I January * * * MAURICE NEVILLE HILL 24 January * * HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA 25 January SAUL ADLER 25 January HANS PETTERSSON 2 March * * WALTER FREDERICK WHITTARD 5 March JOSEPH ALEXANDER GRAY 7 March WILLIAM DICKSON LANG 10 March * FRITS ZERNIKE AWARD OF MEDALS 1965 The COPLEY Medal to Professor Alan Lloyd Hodgkin in recognition of his discovery of the mechanism of excitation and impulse conduction in nerve, and his outstanding leadership in the development ofneurophysiology. A ROYAL Medal to Dr Raymond Arthur Lyttleton in recognition of his distinguished contributions to astronomy particularly for his work on the dynamical stability of galaxies. A ROYAL Medal to Dr John Cowdery Kendrew in recognition of his distinguished contributions to the complete structural analysis of a protein molecule (myoglobin), particularly the biological aspects of this study. A ROYAL Medal to Dr Henry Charles Husband in recognition of his distinguished work in many aspects of engineering, particularly for his design studies of large structures such as those exemplified in the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank and Goonhilly Downs. The DAVY Medal to Professor Harold Warris Thompson in recognition of his distinguished contributions to infra-red spectroscopy and its application to chemical problems. The HUGHES Medal to Professor Denys Haigh Wilkinson in recognition of his distinguished experimental and theoretical investigation in nuclear structure and high energy physics. This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp THE SOCIETY'S OFFICERS, I965 Left to right: Lord Fleck, Treasurer and Vice-President, Professor A. A. Miles (now Sir Ashley Miles), Biological Secretary and Vice-President, Sir Patrick Linstead, Foreign Secretary and Vice-President, Lord Florey President, Professor B. Katz, Vice-President, Sir William Hodge, Physical Secretary and Vice-President. Dr A. H. Cottrell, Vice-President was not present. :. Iid : I~~~~I ii!'~~~~~~ This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp THE SOCIETY'S MEDALLISTS, I965 This group portrait taken in the Society's Library shows (left to right) Dr R. A. Lyttleton, Professor D. H. Wilkinson, Dr H. C. Husband, Professor H. W. Thompson, Professor A. L. Hodgkin, Dr J. C. Kendrew. This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp 8i ELECTION OF FELLOWS 1966 ALAN RUSHTON BATTERSBY, Professor of Organic Chemistry in the University of Liverpool. Distinguished for his contributions to the chemistry of alkaloids and especially for his extensive studies on the biosynthesis of these compounds. THOMAS BROOKE BENJAMIN, Assistant Director of Research, Department of Engineering and Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in the University of Cambridge. Distinguished for his theoretical and experimental contributions to the mechanics of fluids, including boundary- layer, cavitation and wave phenomena. KENNETH GEORGE BUDDEN, Lecturer in Physics at the Cavendish Labora- tory, in the University of Cambridge. Distinguished for his contributions to the theory of the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a non-uniform anisotropic medium, particularly of long radio waves in the ionosphere. ROBERT ERNEST DAVIES, Professor of Biochemistry and Chairman, Department of Animal Biology in the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Distinguished for his contribu- tions to the study of gastric secretion, movements of ions and muscular contraction. WILLIAM RICHARD SHABOE DOLL, O.B.E., Director of the Medical Research Council's Statistical Research Unit and Lecturer in Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at University College Hospital Medical School in the University of London. Distinguished for his researches in epidemi- ology, especially the epidemiology of cancer. SAMUEL FREDERICK EDWARDS, Professor of Theoretical Physics in the University of Manchester. Distinguished for his contributions to the theory of strong interactions, with applications to nuclear physics, to transport phenomena and to the properties of plasmas. JOHN SAMUEL FORREST, Director of the Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Leatherhead, Surrey. Distinguished for his work on electrical power transmission at high voltages, particularly the development of the National Grid system. FRANCIS CHARLES FRASER, C.B.E., Keeper of Zoology and Deputy Chief Scientific Officer at the British Museum (Natural History), London. Dis- tinguished for his work on the natural history, anatomy, and evolutionary relationships of whales, and in particular for his analysis of the hearing mechanism of these animals. This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp 82 HARRY HARRIS, Galton Professor of Human Genetics, Head of Depart- ment, and Director of the Galton Laboratory at University College, in the University of London. Distinguished for his contributions to the biochemical genetics of man. DONALD OLDING HEBB, Professor of Experimental Psychology in McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Distinguished for his contributions to experimental psychology, and for his writings on the neurophysiological basis of human behaviour. SIR WILLIAM KENNETH HUTCHISON, C.B.E., Deputy Chairman, Gas Council, London. Distinguished for his application of chemical and chemical engineering principles to the continuous production from oil of gas for domestic and industrial use. ALICK ISAACS, Member of Scientific Staff, National Institute for Medical Research, London. Distinguished for his studies of virus interference, and for the discovery and characterization of interferon. BASIL KASSANIS, Senior Principal Scientific Officer in the Department of Plant Pathology, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertford- shire. Distinguished for his studies of plant viruses and virus diseases and of the heat therapy of infected plant stocks. RALPH AMBROSE KEKWICK, Reader in Chemical Biophysics and Head of the Department at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, in the Univer- sity of London. Distinguished for his work on plasma proteins, and the application of physicochemical methods to their study and large-scale purification. PERCY EDWARD KENT, Chief Geologist, British Petroleum Company Limited, London. Distinguished for his application of geological methods to the search for petroleum and for his contributions to stratigraphical and structural interpretation. DESMOND GEORGE KING-HELE, Senior Principal Scientific Officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farborough, Hants. Distinguished for his mathe- matical work on near-earth satellite orbits, and for the inference of geo- physical data from its comparison with observations. SIR FRANCIS GERALD WILLIAM KNOWLES, BT, Reader in Comparative Endocrinology at the Medical School, in the University of Birmingham. Distinguished for his pioneering studies of neuro-hormonal mechanisms in invertebrates and vertebrates, and for extending the general concept of neuro-secretion. This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp 83 GEORG KREISEL, Professor of Mathematics at the Departement de Mathe- matiques in the Universite de Paris a la Sorbonne. Distinguished for his work in mathematical logic and investigations into the foundations of mathematics. CYRIL EDWARD LUCAS, C.M.G., Director of Fisheries Research for Scotland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland) and Director of the Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen. Distinguished for his inspiring direction of fisheries research in Scotland, and for his major contributions in the co-ordihation of international marine science. JAMES DWYER MCGEE, O.B.E., Professor of Applied Physics, at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, in the University of London. Distinguished for the application of physics to developing electron-optical instrumentation, television camera tubes, infra-red image converters and image intensifiers. JAMES WOODHAM MENTER, Director of Research and Development, Tube Investments Limited, Hinxton, Cambridge. Distinguished for his pioneering applications of high resolution electron microscopy to the study of crystal lattices, notably for the spectacular demonstration of the atomic structure of dislocations. ARTHUR ERNEST MOURANT, Director, Medical Research Council's Sero- logical Population Genetics Unit, at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Distinguished for his contributions to serology and particularly for his studies of the world distribution of human blood groups. EGON SHARPE PEARSON, C.B.E., Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Univer- sity College, in the University of London. Distinguished for his contributions to the theory and development of statistics, especially to the theory of testing statistical hypotheses. DONALD HILL PERKINS, Professor of Elementary Particle Physics at the Nuclear Physics Laboratory in the University of Oxford. Distinguished for his contributions to the study of elementary particles, particularly nuclear interactions at extremely high energy in cosmic rays, and neutrino induced reactions. LILLIAN MARY PICKFORD, Reader in Physiology, at the Department of Physiology, in the University of Edinburgh. Distinguished for her work on the control of pituitary function and on posterior pituitary hormones. HEINZ OTTO SCHILD, Professor of Pharmacology at University College in the University of London. Distinguished for his contributions to phar- This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp 84 macology and physiology, especially in the study of anaphylaxis and the action of drugs on smooth muscle. HERBERT MUGGLETON STANLEY, Director, and Controller of Research and Development Division, The Distillers Company Limited, London. Distinguished for his discovery and application of new chemical processes to the synthesis of industrially important compounds. BRUCE ARNOLD DUNBAR STOCKER, Professor of Medical Microbiology in Stanford University, California, U.S.A. Distinguished for his work in microbial genetics, especially for his studies on the genetic control of flagellar and somatic antigens in bacteria. JOHN SUTTON, Professor of Geology and Head of the Department at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, in the University of London. Distinguished for his researches into the repeated complex deformation of rocks in orogenic belts and their environmental history. MICHAEL SZWARC, Research Professor and Director of Polymer Re- search at the State University College of Forestry, in Syracuse University, N.Y., U.S.A. Distinguished for his contributions to knowledge of the thermochemistry and reactivity of free radicals and of anionic polymerization. DAVID HARDY WHIFFEN, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, Basic Physics Division at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex. Distinguished for his work on molecules and radicals using the techniques of dielectric loss, molecular spectroscopy and electron-spin and nuclear-magnetic resonance. SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM GEORGE WHITE, K.B.E., Chairman of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Canberra, Australia. Distinguished for his work in radio physics and radar and for outstanding contributions to the development of Australian science. STATUTE 12 Under the provisions of Statute I2, Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, K.G., P.C., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on I9 May. ELECTION OF FOREIGN MEMBERS I966 Louis BRACHET, Professor of Animal Genetics and Biochemistry, Uni- versite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. Distinguished for his con- tributions to chemical embryology and cytochemistry. This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp HALDAN KEFFER HARTLINE, Professor of Biophysics, Rockefeller University, New York, U.S.A. Distinguished for his contributions to the physiology of vision. LoUIS EUGENE FELIX NiEL, Professor of Experimental Physics, Universite de Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Distinguished for his contributions to paramagnetism, ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. ANDRE WEIL, Professor of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J., U.S.A. Distinguished for his contributions to the theory of numbers, algebraic geometry and other branches of mathematics. This content downloaded from 195.34.78.137 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:18:02 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp Article Contents p. 80 [unnumbered] [unnumbered] p. 81 p. 82 p. 83 p. 84 p. 85 Issue Table of Contents Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jun., 1966), pp. 1-94 Volume Information Anniversary Dinner 1965 [pp. 1-11] Conversazione to Mark the 300th Anniversary of the Publication of the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', Hooke's 'Micrographia', and Evelyn's 'Sylva' [pp. 12-19] Les Origines de L'académie des Sciences de Paris [pp. 20-31] Newton's Marvellous Year: 1666 and All That [pp. 32-41] The Libraries of Newton, Hooke and Boyle [pp. 42-55] Stanislao Cannizzaro, F.R.S. (1826-1910) and the First International Chemical Conference at Karlsruhe in 1860 [pp. 56-63] Mendel, Darwin, and Fisher: Addendum [pp. 64-71] Erratum [p. 71] Exchange of Delegations between the Royal Society and the U. S. S. R. Academy of Sciences, 1965 [pp. 72-79] The Society's Notes [pp. 80-85] Bibliography of Recent Books and Articles Dealing with the History of the Royal Society [pp. 86-92] Back Matter [p. 93-93]