Face2face with Max Perutz

Synopsis

Max Perutz died on Wed 6th Feb 2002. The Trust recorded some 8 hours of interviews with Max during 2001. The extracts highlight not only Max’s scientific achievements but also his approach to science. Max had immeasurable influence on UK science through his role as chief architect of the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge. The LMB is unquestionably the outstanding scientific research centre worldwide and its amazing success is due in no small measure to the philosophy and attitude that Max fostered. He created an environment in which the creative abilities of a disparate group of highly talented individuals could flourish. Furthermore - and as important as his academic achievements - these recordings reveal a man of warmth, wit and humanity who epitomised all that is best in science as he worked to ensure that science benefited mankind.

Series

Face2face Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2002

Year of production

2002

Availability

Free streamed access on Vega website
Online

Subjects

Science

Keywords

nanotechnology

Distributor

Name

Vega Science Trust

Email

vega@vega.org.uk

Web

http://www.vega.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

01273 678 726

Address

Sussex Innovation Centre
Science Park Square
Brighton
BN1 9SB

Notes

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