Mark Ferguson on Solly Zuckerman

Science for Policy

English - August 29, 2022 04:45 - 52 minutes - 79.7 MB
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Solly Zuckerman was the first chief scientific advisor to the UK government, a post he himself defined, and arguably one of the first to hold such a post in the world. His views, experiences and anecdotes from both the Second World War and the Cold War -- as described in a thousand or so pages of autobiography -- are so valuable that Mark Ferguson, today's guest, wishes he'd read them before he became chief scientific advisor to the Irish government.

Don't make the same mistake as Mark and leave your study of Zuckerman until your retirement. Listen to this episode today!

Resources mentioned in this episode
From Apes to Warlords: https://www.amazon.com/apes-warlords-Solly-Zuckerman/dp/0060148071
Monkeys, Men and Missiles: https://www.amazon.com/Monkeys-men-missiles-autobiography-1946-88/dp/0002175010