RefNoDRW/2/2/16
LevelFile
TitleGeneral scientific and professional correspondence file of Douglas Robert Wilkie for the years 1980-1982
CreatorWilkie; Douglas Robert (1922 - 1998); physiologist
Date1980-1982
DescriptionFile of letters sent and received by Wilkie between 1980 and 1982. Includes discussion of scientific ideas such as the digital processing of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra; molecular mechanisms of contraction; application of NMR to living animals; NMR method utilised for living cardiac muscle study; NMR muscle chambers; requests for scientific articles; requests for Wilkie's professional opinion on proposed publications; invitations to scientific group meetings, symposiums, and talks; Wilkie's application for Certificate "A" for experiments on living animals, completed and approved by the Home Office; Wilkie being appointed as a member of the Collegiate Committee of Examiners to conduct the examinations in Basic Medical Sciences and Pharmacology at UCL; Sir Richard Rex musing about proposing Wilkie for the Royal Society Mullard Award for his involvement in the developments of new persistent super-conducting magnets; letters relating to the replacement of Dr Joan Dawson.
Extent1 File; 70p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA4874Wilkie; Douglas Robert (1922 - 1998); physiologist1922 - 1998
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