'Shockley and Leeds', correspondence with the editor of Minerva
MS. Darlington c. 65/E.517
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Title
'Shockley and Leeds', correspondence with the editor of Minerva
Shelfmark
MS. Darlington c. 65/E.517
Summary
Article on the withdrawal of a proposed Honorary Degree by the University of Leeds to William Shockley, inventor of the transistor, because of his views on genetics and race. The editor (E. Shils) wished to use an edited version as an editorial but Darlington was not prepared to accept alterations in his text and the work was not published. Darlington was a member of the Board of Advisory Editors for Minerva.
Date
1972-1973
Language
English
Physical extent
1 file
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Archive of Cyril Dean Darlington (1903-1981)
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'Shockley and Leeds', correspondence with the editor of Minerva
