The ‘New Experimental Philosophy’: The Royal Society in the Twentieth Century - An Interview with Sir George Porter

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Cogito 1 (2):1-4 (1987)
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Sir George Porter is one of the country's leading scientists. In 1967 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on the chemistry of molecular synthesis caused by light. He is currently President of both the Royal Society and is immediate Past President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

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