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RefNoHF/1/19/4/58/25
Previous numbers98HF.206.1.25
LevelItem
TitleHarold Hartley, Central Electricity Generating Board, Blackfriars Road, London to John Cockcroft, Churchill College, Cambridge
Date19 September 1962
DescriptionSays several people have expressed surprise that Geoffrey Taylor has never received Nobel Prize - says H W Florey suggested he consult de Hevesy - quotes de Hevesy's reply about Taylor, suggesting that Cockcroft or Bragg propose Taylor for 1963 prize - supposes Taylor's major achievement was his theory of turbulence.
FormatCarbon copy
AccessStatusOpen
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