Keio University and the British Embassy in Tokyo
KEIO 15O/UK-JAPAN 2008 British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series, Second Lecture
Sir Anthony J. Leggett
"An Unusual Route to the Nobel Prize"
The British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series, a collaboration between Keio University and the British Embassy, commemorates the 150th anniversaries of the founding of Keio University, and the initiation of UK- Japan diplomatic relations. Four lectures, delivered by top British scientists, will be held between February and July 2008, forming part of Keio's 150th Anniversary Commemorative Project and UK-JAPAN 2008.
Date
Friday, May 9, 2008
16:00 - 17:00
Place
Keio University, Mita Campus, North Building Hall
Audience
Free and open to the public (registration required)
Please note, a limited number of seats are available.
Hosts
Keio University and the British Embassy in Tokyo
MacArthur Professor & Professor of Physics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2003 Nobel Prize in Physics
Lecture I: Sir Paul Nurse, "Great Ideas of Biology" (Feb 27, British Embassy in Tokyo)
Lecture II: Sir Anthony Leggett, "An Unusual Route to the Nobel Prize" (May 9, Keio Mita Campus)
Lecture III: Sir Tim Hunt, “How to Win a Nobel Prize: seaside adventures of a biochemist” (June 11, Keio Mita Campus)
Lecture IV: Sir Harold Kroto, "Science, Society and Sustainability" (July 11, Keio Mita Campus)
