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|2007 ||{{sortname|Jeremy|Butterfield|}}|| ''The uses of infinity: a philosopher looks at emergent phenomena in physics''<ref>{{YouTube|id=SarPyguAMEo|title=The uses of infinity: a philosopher looks at emergent phenomena in physics by Jeremy Butterfield}}, 2012-09-26</ref>||align=center| <ref name = WBM>{{cite web | url =http://royalsociety.org/awards/wilkins-bernal-medawar/| title= Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture|accessdate = 2010-10-17}}</ref>
|2007 ||{{sortname|Jeremy|Butterfield|}}|| ''The uses of infinity: a philosopher looks at emergent phenomena in physics''<ref>{{YouTube|id=SarPyguAMEo|title=The uses of infinity: a philosopher looks at emergent phenomena in physics by Jeremy Butterfield}}, 2012-09-26</ref>|| - ||align=center| <ref name = WBM>{{cite web | url =http://royalsociety.org/awards/wilkins-bernal-medawar/| title= Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture|accessdate = 2010-10-17}}</ref>
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|2008 ||sortname|Sian Ede|||''Hard questions : Contemporary art and the obsession with science''||align=center| <ref name = WBM/>
|2008 ||sortname|Sian Ede|||''Hard questions : Contemporary art and the obsession with science''|| - ||align=center| <ref name = WBM/>
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|2009 ||{{sortname|David|Edgerton|dab=historian}}||''The social function of history: policy, history and twentieth-century science''||align=center| <ref name = WBM/>
|2009 ||{{sortname|David|Edgerton|dab=historian}}||''The social function of history: policy, history and twentieth-century science''|| - ||align=center| <ref name = WBM/>
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|2010 ||{{sortname|Melvyn|Bragg|}}|| ''Notes from an Amateur: On the History of the Royal Society''<ref name="Bragg2010">{{cite journal|last1=Bragg|first1=M.|title=Wilkins Medawar Bernal Lecture 2010 * Observations of an Amateur on the History of the Royal Society 1660-2010|journal=Notes and Records of the Royal Society|volume=64|issue=3|year=2010|pages=201–212|issn=0035-9149|doi=10.1098/rsnr.2010.0018|doi-access=}}</ref>||align=center| <ref name = WBM/>
|2010 ||{{sortname|Melvyn|Bragg|}}|| ''Notes from an Amateur: On the History of the Royal Society''<ref name="Bragg2010">{{cite journal|last1=Bragg|first1=M.|title=Wilkins Medawar Bernal Lecture 2010 * Observations of an Amateur on the History of the Royal Society 1660-2010|journal=Notes and Records of the Royal Society|volume=64|issue=3|year=2010|pages=201–212|issn=0035-9149|doi=10.1098/rsnr.2010.0018|doi-access=}}</ref>|| - ||align=center| <ref name = WBM/>
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|2012 ||{{sortname|Roger|Highfield|}}||''Heroes of science''<ref>{{YouTube|id=1ESLUu3SA4M|title=Heroes of Science by Roger Highfield}}, 2012-09-26</ref>||align=center|<ref name = WBM/>
|2012 ||{{sortname|Roger|Highfield|}}||''Heroes of science''<ref>{{YouTube|id=1ESLUu3SA4M|title=Heroes of Science by Roger Highfield}}, 2012-09-26</ref>|| - ||align=center|<ref name = WBM/>
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|2015||{{sortname|Hasok|Chang|}}||''Who cares about the History of Science?''<ref>{{YouTube|id=EmrmikLbjHI|title=Who cares about the history of science?}}</ref>||align=center|<ref name = WBM/>
|2015||{{sortname|Hasok|Chang|}}||''Who cares about the History of Science?''<ref>{{YouTube|id=EmrmikLbjHI|title=Who cares about the history of science?}}</ref>|| - ||align=center|<ref name = WBM/>
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|2016||{{sortname|Jon|Agar|}}|| ''The curious history of curiosity-driven research''||align=center|<ref name = RSL>{{cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/wilkins-bernal-medawar/|title=Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture}}</ref>
|2016||{{sortname|Jon|Agar|}}|| ''The curious history of curiosity-driven research''|| - ||align=center|<ref name = RSL>{{cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/wilkins-bernal-medawar/|title=Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture}}</ref>
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|2017||{{sortname|Michela| Massimi|}} || ''Why philosophy of science matters to science''||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
|2017||{{sortname|Michela| Massimi|}} || ''Why philosophy of science matters to science''|| - ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
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|2018||{{sortname|Mark|Jackson|Mark Jackson (immunologist)}} ||''Life begins at 40: the biological and cultural roots of the midlife crisis''||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
|2018||{{sortname|Mark|Jackson|Mark Jackson (immunologist)}} ||''Life begins at 40: the biological and cultural roots of the midlife crisis''|| - ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
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|2019||{{sortname|Simon|Schaffer}} || ''Defining science through history.'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
|2019||{{sortname|Simon|Schaffer}} || ''Defining science through history.'' || - ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
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|2020||{{sortname|Jim|Al-Khalili}} || ''for his exceptional work in explaining complex ideas in modern physics in an approachable way, his contributions to televised histories of electricity and quantum physics, and his work ranging from very recent history of science to the history of Arabic science'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
|2020||{{sortname|Jim|Al-Khalili}} || - || ''for his exceptional work in explaining complex ideas in modern physics in an approachable way, his contributions to televised histories of electricity and quantum physics, and his work ranging from very recent history of science to the history of Arabic science'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
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|2021||{{sortname|June|Barrow-Green}} || ''for her research in 19th and 20th century mathematics, notably on historical roots of modern computing, dynamical systems and the three-body problem. Her work places special emphasis on the under-representation of women in historical narratives and in contemporary mathematics. Her recent work includes decolonising of the mathematical curriculum'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
|2021||{{sortname|June|Barrow-Green}} || - || ''for her research in 19th and 20th century mathematics, notably on historical roots of modern computing, dynamical systems and the three-body problem. Her work places special emphasis on the under-representation of women in historical narratives and in contemporary mathematics. Her recent work includes decolonising of the mathematical curriculum'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
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|2022||{{sortname|Philip|Ball}} || ''for his outstanding commitments to sharing the social, cultural, and historical context of science through award-winning science communication in books, articles, and as a speaker and commentator'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
|2022||{{sortname|Philip|Ball}} || - || ''for his outstanding commitments to sharing the social, cultural, and historical context of science through award-winning science communication in books, articles, and as a speaker and commentator'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
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|2023||{{sortname|Sarah|Franklin}} || ''for her research into, and advocacy for, the social aspects of new reproductive technologies'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
|2023||{{sortname|Sarah|Franklin}} || - || ''for her research into, and advocacy for, the social aspects of new reproductive technologies'' ||align=center|<ref name= RSL/>
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Revision as of 15:30, 12 May 2024

Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture
Awarded forPrize lecture given on a subject relating to the history, philosophy or social function of science.
Sponsored byRoyal Society
Websiteroyalsociety.org/awards/wilkins-bernal-medawar

The Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture is a public lecture organised annually by the Royal Society of London.

It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Wilkins Lecture, the Bernal Lecture and the Medawar Lecture. The subject matter for the lecture is some aspect of the social function of science as per the Bernal Lecture, the philosophy of science as per the Medawar Lecture or the history of science as per the Wilkins Lecture.

List of lecturers

Year Name Lecture laudation Notes
2007 Jeremy Butterfield The uses of infinity: a philosopher looks at emergent phenomena in physics[1] - [2]
2008 Sian Ede Hard questions : Contemporary art and the obsession with science - [2]
2009 David Edgerton The social function of history: policy, history and twentieth-century science - [2]
2010 Melvyn Bragg Notes from an Amateur: On the History of the Royal Society[3] - [2]
2012 Roger Highfield Heroes of science[4] - [2]
2015 Hasok Chang Who cares about the History of Science?[5] - [2]
2016 Jon Agar The curious history of curiosity-driven research - [6]
2017 Michela Massimi Why philosophy of science matters to science - [6]
2018 Mark Jackson Life begins at 40: the biological and cultural roots of the midlife crisis - [6]
2019 Simon Schaffer Defining science through history. - [6]
2020 Jim Al-Khalili - for his exceptional work in explaining complex ideas in modern physics in an approachable way, his contributions to televised histories of electricity and quantum physics, and his work ranging from very recent history of science to the history of Arabic science [6]
2021 June Barrow-Green - for her research in 19th and 20th century mathematics, notably on historical roots of modern computing, dynamical systems and the three-body problem. Her work places special emphasis on the under-representation of women in historical narratives and in contemporary mathematics. Her recent work includes decolonising of the mathematical curriculum [6]
2022 Philip Ball - for his outstanding commitments to sharing the social, cultural, and historical context of science through award-winning science communication in books, articles, and as a speaker and commentator [6]
2023 Sarah Franklin - for her research into, and advocacy for, the social aspects of new reproductive technologies [6]

References

  1. ^ The uses of infinity: a philosopher looks at emergent phenomena in physics by Jeremy Butterfield on YouTube, 2012-09-26
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture". Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  3. ^ Bragg, M. (2010). "Wilkins Medawar Bernal Lecture 2010 * Observations of an Amateur on the History of the Royal Society 1660-2010". Notes and Records of the Royal Society. 64 (3): 201–212. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2010.0018. ISSN 0035-9149.
  4. ^ Heroes of Science by Roger Highfield on YouTube, 2012-09-26
  5. ^ Who cares about the history of science? on YouTube
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture".


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