Simply Social Science Tour
April 10th, 2009 by Caroline
Members of Cambridge University have won some 83 Nobel Prizes over the years. On our tour we visited the Cavendish Laboratory site where most of these people worked and made their discoveries. We found out more about some of these people, Newton, Rutherford, Darwin, Crick and Watson. It was Crick and Watson who had that eureka moment in the Eagle Public House.
Crick and Watson, together with Maurice Wilkins, won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of the structure of DNA. This was one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th century.
Darwin, of course, went on to significantly challenge a God fearing nation about evolution. For more information about Darwin why not come along on our Simply Social Darwin Tour on Saturday 9th May.
We ended our tour in Trinity College Chapel with a look at statues of some famous Trinity men, including Newton. However, prior to this we had a quick look at the latest scientific instrument to grace this University Town, the new clock at Corpus Christi, called the Time Eater, its creator, John Taylor said he wanted to make timekeeping more interesting – and this he certainly has done. It is an intriguing work of art that challenges ones perception of time.
