| Description | He has little power of judgement on the names mentioned by Larmor [candidates for Fellowship of the Royal Society]. [William] Barlow is a strong case, as an original worker. Lamb met him while he was in Manchester, writing a 'precarious' joint paper with Thorpe, Lamb thinking that Barlow was 'dragged' into it. [Joseph Ernest] Petavel's work is well regarded. [Henry Cabourn] Pocklington should be elected without too much delay. He discusses [William Henry] Bragg, who has been quiet for a long time, but is now breaking out. Lamb thinks he has been distracted by routine work and odd jobs, without support from assistants until recently. Bragg is now beginning to see his original work reopened, [Ernest] Rutherford thinks highly of it. |