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Historical Talks

Old Physics Experiment

History of Physics and Archival Display, 2pm

Join us from 2pm in the Dora Allman to hear the below talks and enjoy items in the Physics Historical Archival Display

  • Colm O'Sullivan - 'George Ferdinand Shaw  -  First Professor of Natural Philosophy at Queen's College Cork 1849 to 1855' 
  • Margaret Lantry -  ‘From the West Wing to the Kane, 1849-1970: improving facilities for Physics’
  • Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh - ‘John England & William Bergin, some gleanings from newspaper archives and John A. Murphy’s “The College” Also, the Physics Department in the 1980s (Mike Mansfield)' 

Talks will run until 3.15pm when time will be given for the archival display and refreshments. 

School of Physics

Scoil na Fisice

Room 213 (Physics Office), 2nd floor, Kane Science Building, University College Cork, Ireland.,

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