of Great Britain: 1799-1999
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| Speaker: |
Derek Davenport | Professor Emeritus | Purdue University |
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Date: Friday, November 19, 1999
Cost:
$22.00 for members of ACS/ $24.00 for non-members Reservations: (847) 647-8405
Location:
Monty's Elegant Banquets
703 S. York Road
Bensenville, Illinois
(630)595-9070
by noon, Tuesday, November 16.
or,
REGISTER ON LINE !
FEATURED SPEAKER
Abstract:Founded in 1799 through the initiative of the pugnaciously brilliant Count Rumford, The Royal Institution still occupies its original building on Albermarle Street in the heart of London's fashionable West End. Furthermore it still adheres to its founding goals: the advancement of science and the presentation of science to the general public. Mere mention of Thomas Young, Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, John Tyndall, James Dewar, W. H. Bragg, W. L Bragg, and George Porter vouches for the quality of the science carried out within those hallowed walls. Starting with Davy and continuing most famously with Faraday, The Royal Institution's contribution to public outreach is equally legendary, spanning the technological transition from the twitchings of frogs' legs to global satellite TV relays.
The Speaker:
Derek A. Davenport was born in Leicester, England, and obtained his early education there and in London. He received the B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of London. In 1950 he came to the U.S. For what he expected to be a short stay. After a year at Reed College in Portland and two years at the Ohio State University, he joined Purdue University where he is now Professor of Chemistry.
His primary interests are in undergraduate and beginning graduate teaching and he was for many years head of Purdue's very large general chemistry program. He writes sparingly and lectures unsparingly on chemical education, the history of chemistry, and various mixtures of the two. From 1966 to 1979 he served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Chemical Education and from 1979 to 1983 on its Board of Publication. During 1979 he was Chairman of the Division of Chemical Education and in 1985 served as Chairman of the Division of History of Chemistry. In 1995 he was awarded the Morley Medal of the Cleveland Section of the ACS for "outstanding contributions to chemistry".
Topical Group: 5:30-6:30 P.M.
Social Hour: 6:00- 7:00 P.M.
Cash Bar Available
Dinner: 7:00 P.M.
Meeting: 8:00 P.M.
From Downtown Chicago:
Take Eisenhower Expressway (290) west to York Road. Exit north. Go approximately 1.5 miles to Monty's which is on the right (east) side of street.From the North:
Take 294 South to Route 19 (Irving Park Road). Go west to York Road. Turn left (south) and go 1 mile. Monty's is on the left side on York Road at George Street.From the West:
Take North Ave. east to York Road. Turn right (north) and drive approximately 2 miles to Monty's, which is on the right-hand side on York Road.
Parking: Free !
French Onion Soup en Crouton Soup
tossed garden fresh salad
lemon herb chicken
whipped potato
vegetable medley
rolls and butter
strawberry cheesecake
beverage
Fish entrée (broil orange roughy) available upon request at the time of reservation.