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Matthew Cobb: “Mad Sessions, Preprints and a Blackboard: How Francis Crick and Sydney Brenner Collaborated in the 1950s and 1960s”, 2018-05-10

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Scope and Contents

Special Lecture: “Mad Sessions, Preprints and a Blackboard: How Francis Crick and Sydney Brenner Collaborated in the 1950s and 1960s” by Professor Matthew Cobb, University of Manchester.

Held at: Szybalski Conference Room, Carnegie (Library) Building, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Matthew Cobb, the 2016-2017 Sydney Brenner Scholarship recipient, talks about his research project based on his work with archival collections, including the CSHL Archives, and his trip to Singapore to interview Sydney Brenner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2018-05-10

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online: https://library.cshl.edu/oralhistory/. Select tapes have been digitized thanks to support from CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant awarded in 2021, these tapes are available for research online via our Oral History Website and in person at CSHL Archives. Please contact CSHL Archives archives@cshl.edu with any questions regarding availability.

Extent

From the Collection: 200 Cassettes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Bibliography

Matthew Cobb is a Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester where his research focuses on the sense of small, insect behavior, and the history of science.

Repository Details

Part of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives Repository

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