Sir Joseph Thomson honoured. Brotherhood of science

• Book ID: 104124299
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1922
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 135 KB
• Volume: 194
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/s0016-0032(22)90957-3

✦ Synopsis

August 15, 1922. MY DEAR DR. OWENS:

I have received a despatch from the Foreign Office informing me that the Earl of Balfour presented The Franklin Medal to Sir J. J. Thomson on the 26th of last month. The ceremony, which took place at the Department of Scientific and Industrial

Research in the presence of the United States Ambassador, the President of the Royal Society and other distinguished men of science, was highly successful.

Sir J. J. Thomson made an excellent speech largely devoted to Franklin as a man of science. A newspaper extract is enclosed herein which will give you some further details regarding the ceremony.

The Earl of Balfour wishes me to say that it gave him great pleasure to take part in conveying to Sir J. J. Thomson the honour conferred upon him by his fellow scientists in the United States.

Very sincerly yours,