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Description: | The Zuckerman Archive contains the personal papers of Lord Zuckerman (1904-1993). The collection is a major primary source for the study of UK science and technology policy; air operations in Europe and the Middle East in World War II, especially in relation to air support of ground operations; the evolution of operational research; and wound ballistics research.
Solly Zuckerman held Chair in Anatomy at Birmingham University in 1939-1969, he was also a founder of the University of East Anglia. In 1955 he became a member of the Council of the Zoological Society of London and from 1977-1984 he was the Society's President. He was Chief Scientific Adviser to Her Majesty's Government from 1965-1969.
The collection is contained in 1250 archive boxes. It includes over 2100 essays from Birmingham and Hull school children describing their experiences during air raids in WWII (on microfilm). | Subjects: | Endocrinology Physiology Operations research Science policy Second World War (1939-1945) Anatomy | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | +44(0)1603 591010 | Telephone: | +44(0)1603 592421 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7477 | Go to resource |
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