John Tyndall Symposium, Thursday 24th June 2010, University of Leeds

John Tyndall was a famous physicist, lecturer and prominent public figure in nineteenth-century Britain. This symposium aims to bring together researchers interested in the life, letters and works of John Tyndall, and to discuss the current international project to transcribe his letters of correspondence.

The symposium will be held in the Leeds Humanities Research Institute, on Clarendon Place within the University of Leeds. This is site 25 on the university’s campus map. The ‘Freecitybus‘, which passes through the train and bus stations, stops at Clarendon way, a 5-minute walk away from the Institute.

There will be a registration fee of £5 to help cover costs, which can be paid on the day. If you would like to attend the event please contact Mike Finn by Friday 18th June. Download a poster for the event here.

Time	Programme
09:30-10:00 10:00-10:10	Arrivals and registration Introduction by Graeme Gooday (University of Leeds)
Session 1 10:10-10:40 10:40-11:10 11:10-11:30	Chaired by Efram Sera-Shriar (University of Leeds) Michael Reidy (Montana State University) “Bringing Science to the Humanities: The John Tyndall Correspondence Project” James Elwick (York University, Toronto) “Transcribing Tyndall, or, how to make Collaborative Academic Networks more than just a Buzzphrase” Tea & Coffee
Session 2 11:30-12:00 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00 13:00-14:00	Chaired by Jon Topham (University of Leeds) Graeme Gooday & Jamie Stark (University of Leeds) “John Tyndall: Lecturing, Authority and Correspondence in Victorian Public Science” Mike Finn (University of Leeds) “Following Your Example at a Distance: The Carlylean Balancing of John Tyndall & James Crichton-Browne” Michael Reidy (Montana State University) “John Tyndall’s Vertical Physics” Lunch
Session 3 14:00-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:45 16:45-17:30	Chaired by Geoffrey Cantor (Emeritus, University of Leeds / UCL) Frank James (Royal Institution of Great Britain) “Father, Son, Brother, Colleagues?: Michael Faraday and John Tyndall” Break Bernard Lightman (York University, Toronto) “Tyndall and Patronage” Wine Reception

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