The Social Impact of Biology (Rickman Godlee Lecture)
- Title:
- The Social Impact of Biology (Rickman Godlee Lecture)
- Creator:
- Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
- Date:
- [24 October 1968]
- Description:
- In this lecture, given as the Rickman Godlee Lecture at University College London on October 24, 1968, Crick assessed the effect biology and particularly genetics were having on demography, medicine, economics, social policies, and cultural values. He concluded by calling for "a new ethical system based on modern science" rather than on religion.
- Original Repository:
- The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
- Location:
- Box: 40. Folder: PP/CRI/E/1/16/13/1
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. and http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/
- Genre:
- Lecture notes
- Subject:
- Biology, Genetics, Social Values, and Economics
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 36 pages
- Relation:
- Letter from Lord Noel Annan to Francis Crick, 1968 Letter from H. Gobind Khorana to Francis Crick, 1968
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Original Repository. Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers. 11646. URL. http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/
- Legacy ID:
- SCBBDK
- NLM ID:
- 101584582X38
- Profiles Collection:
- The Francis Crick Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X38
- Story Section:
- Embryology and the Organization of DNA in Higher Organisms, 1966-1976