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Our thanks to Café Sci Redruth member Ivor Corkell who gave a knowledgeable and interesting talk on William Murdoch's contributions to science and engineering (William Murdoch: A Why's Man) on January 6th.
Regular Café Scientifiqué 'cafés' are held at Murdoch House every six weeks or so. Anyone with an interest in scientific issues and debate is very welcome. If you'd like to be added to our mailing list (phone contact numbers also welcome), please use the form on the contact page to email us. You can also ring Pat on 01209 215917. In particular we'd love to hear from you if you would be willing to give a talk in the future or know someone else who might be.
Previous speakers:
Pamela Tompsett: The Helford River – the hidden extras
Gareth Parry: A History of Telegraphy including Cornwall’s Contribution to the 'Victorian Internet
Colin Webb: The Light Fantastic: Lasers for Science Industry and Medicine
Jan Pentreath: Why nuclear? Why not?
Stefan Nahorski: Drug Discovery: an Historical and Personal Pespective
Roger Simpson: A Brief History of Time(-keeping)
Andrew Tompsett: Science in the Development of the Daffodil Industry
Loveday Jenkin: Recording the Great Trees of Cornwall
Stella O'Donnell: Tights, Teeth and Television Screens—where would we be without polymers?
Dave Watkins: Sea Level Rise Implications for Cornwall.
Peter Ledingham: Geothermal Energy: Past, Present and Future.
Peter Harvey: Boring Holes in the Ocean Floor.
Michael Harvey: Astronomy & Cosmology: a review of the evolution and nature of the Universe and our place within it.
Doug Jenkin: Carbon Reduction: A Practical Perspective.
Des Prouse: Goonhilly: History - and Future Plans.
Geoff Garbutt: Born from the Ice Ages—Tracing the Journey of Mankind.
Gareth Parry: Casting light on new inventions - 200 years beyond Murdoch.
Michael Hunt: Arcadia or Bust: Can we solve our energy crisis and avert catastrophic climate change?.