Philips Lecture

The Philips Lecture was a lecture organised by the Royal Society of London with support from Philips Industries Limited in 1980, the object being to strengthen contacts between the Society and industry and more generally between universities and industry. The general theme of the series was science in industry. The lecture was annual and was given for the last time in 1992.

## List of lecturers

Year  | Name  | Lecture  | Notes

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1981 | Alfred Spinks | Targets in biotechnology. | —
1982 | James Whyte Black | The uncertain road to modern medicines. | —
1983 | Geoffrey Allen | The impact of industrial and academic collaboration on new technology. | —
1984 | David Allan Rees | Renewing the role of research establishments. | —
1985 | John Ivan George Cadogan | Research, business and the universities. | —
1986 | Frank Brian Mercer | Critical aspects of industrial and academic collaboration. | —
1987 | Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir | Magnetism. | —
1988 | Robin Buchanan Nicholson | Industrial research: success and failure. | —
1989 | Cyril Hilsum | Does industrial R&D pay? | —
1990 | Alastair Pilkington | Glass and windows. | —
1991 | S van Houten | Why industrial research? | —
1992 | C. Thomas Elliott | Thermal imaging: a new eye on the world. | —

## References

* "The Philips Lecture (1980)". http://royalsociety.org/awards/philips-lecture/. Retrieved 2013-12-28.

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