‘Sacrifice of a Genius’: Henry Moseley, scientist and soldier

Evening lecture by Derek Stacey, Department of Physics and Elizabeth Bruton, Museum of the History of Science.
Derek Stacey will open the evening with a description of Henry Moseley’s scientific discoveries, and the remarkable way in which they came about. This will include Mosley’s work with Ernest Rutherford in Manchester, and his later return to Oxford in 1913, where he carried out, single-handedly over a period of a few months, the bulk of his seminal work.
Elizabeth Bruton will then explore Moseley’s life as a soldier, beginning with his enlistment in the Royal Engineers in October 1914, and military and signals training in Britain, before moving on to his service as a Signals Officer and tragic death in action.
Our talk concludes with Moseley’s personal and scientific legacies, the impact of his death upon his family, in particular Amabel Moseley, his mother, and the wider, international scientific community as well as the influence of his work upon future scientific research.
Doors will open at 18.30.