All Flashback articles
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OpinionFlashback: 1976 – Meldola medal for Jeremy Morris
Jeremy Sanders received the Meldola Medal for his work in organic chemistry
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OpinionFlashback: 1991 – Helen Sharman honoured
The UK’s first cosmonaut Helen Sharman was honoured at a House of Commons reception
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OpinionFlashback: 2001 – chemical landmark for John Desmond Bernal
A blue plaque for crystallographer John Desmond Bernal
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Opinion25 years ago: Papers on disk
A survey revealed researchers’ willingness to use e-mail and submit journal papers electronically
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OpinionFlashback: 1991 – Alfred Bader award for Dudley Williams
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s second Alfred Bader award was given to Dudley Williams
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OpinionFlashback: 1996 – GM tomatoes
Zeneca brought puree from genetically modified tomatoes onto UK supermarket shelves
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OpinionFlashback: 1976 – computerised Chemical Registry System
CAS and computers came together to create unique chemicals identifiers
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OpinionFlashback: 1985 – 'the experimental discovery of the unexpected'
Sir Jack Baldwin’s enthusiasm for science began with the gift of a chemistry set
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OpinionCelebrating 150 years of Queen’s University, Belfast
Queen’s University Belfast celebrated its 150th anniversary by planting a laburnum tree outside the former laboratory of chemist Thomas Andrews
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OpinionFlashback: 1985 – Dorothy Hodgkin at the National Portrait Gallery
A painting of Dorothy Hodgkin depicting the busy scientist with four hands went on display at the National Portrait Gallery
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OpinionThe RSC hits the WWW
The Royal Society of Chemistry launched it’s online presence at a ceremony in Cambridge
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OpinionAlfred Bader: Adventures of a chemist collector
Sigma-Aldrich founder Alfred Bader published his autobiography
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OpinionFlashback: 1970 – Meldola medal for Peter Atkins
Peter Atkins was awarded the 1969 Meldola medal for his work in theoretical chemistry
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OpinionFlashback: 1985 – studying as a prisoner-of-war
How prisoners during the Second World War were able to study for chemistry degrees
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OpinionFlashback: 1970 – the Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre
The Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre in Savile Row, London, was used for RSC lectures for many years
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OpinionFlashback: 1985 – a new society emerges
The Metals Society and the Institution of Metallurgists merged to form a new learned society
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OpinionFlashback: 1970 – meeting the Chemical Notation Association
The UK chapter of the Chemical Notation Association met for the first time
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OpinionFlashback: 2000 – celebrating an historic collaboration
The second International Historic Chemical Landmark was designated at St Mary’s Hospital in London