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Invisible women? The Scientists people don’t see
The George Hay Lecture is given every year at the British National Science Fiction Convention. The lecture is given by a working scientist or exponent of science, on the subject of current work in his or her field. This year’s… Continue reading
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Library Insights
Our popular Insight sessions offer visitors to the Wellcome Library an opportunity to explore the variety of our holdings. These free sessions are thematic in style, last around an hour and offer a chance to learn about our collections.… Continue reading
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“A Digital Future for the History of Medicine?”
Next Wednesday (23rd March), Dr Simon Chaplin, Head of the Wellcome Library, will be giving a talk at the Centre for the Humanities and Health (CHH), King’s College London, titled: “A Digital Future for the History of Medicine?” The talk… Continue reading
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Wellcome Library Insight – Addicts and Apothecaries
To accompany Wellcome Collection’s High Society exhibition, this week’s free Wellcome Library Insight session – on Thursday 24th February – highlights some of the dealers and dopers, addicts and apothecaries, who reside in our collections. Discover too, how our understanding… Continue reading
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‘London’s Lost Collector: Searching for Edward Lovett and His Magical Collection’
The Wellcome Library’s Ross MacFarlane will be giving a talk at the Cuming Museum, London, on Saturday 16th October, titled ‘London’s Lost Collector: Searching for Edward Lovett and His Magical Collection’. Lovett was a folklore collector in the early 20th… Continue reading
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