English and Italian transcripts of Pontecorvo's BBC radio broadcast titled London calling Italy: the Genetics of Microorganisms
- Date:
- May 1955-Nov 1955
- Reference:
- UGC 198/8/1/12
- Part of:
- Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, geneticist, Professor of Genetics, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Description
Pontecorvo's talk was originally broadcast on 29 April 1955 on the Third Programme BBC service. It was then recorded in November and offered to the Italian Radio for their series International University of the Air,through the BBC transcription service. There are two draft talks; one in Italian and one in English, as well as correspondence (in Italian and English) between Pontecorvo and various progamme assistants and programme editors at the BBC.
Publication/Creation
May 1955-Nov 1955
Physical description
2 transcripts, 2 cover sheets, 16 letters (39 pages)
Terms of use
Open and available at Glasgow University Archives Service.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Where to find it
Location of original
The original material is held at Glasgow University Archive Services. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.