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Sir Humphry Davy: Natural Philosopher, Discoverer, Inventor, Poet, Man of Action

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When St Catherine's College was first being envisaged, creating an undergraduate body with an equal number of science and arts students was at the forefront of our Founder's minds.
Sir Humphry Davy embodied that integration of the disciplines. Sir John Meurig Thomas FRS traces Davy's path from his lowly origins in Cornwall to the pinnacles of international fame. Part of a series celebrating 50 years of St Catherine's College.

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After the Crash: Restoring Economic Growth

Founding St Catherine's College in the 1960s required extensive appeals to industry to secure adequate funding to build and endow the new College.
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St Catherine's College
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John Meurig Thomas
Keywords
mining
coal mine
sodium
st catherine's
st catz
alumni
anniversary
college
davy lamp
nitrous oxide
chemistry
Department: St Catherine's College
Date Added: 05/10/2012
Duration: 00:38:43

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