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SUMMARY:Spectacular Chemistry Lecture &amp\; Demonstration - Thunder &amp\
 ; Lightning ! - Colin Baker\, Director Studies\, Bedford School
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CONTACT:John Wilkins
DESCRIPTION:"Nothing tends to imprint chemical facts upon the mind so much
  as the exhibition of interesting experiments"                            
                                                            Samuel Parkes\,
  1816\n\nThis spectacular Chemistry lecture and demonstration will excite 
 and stimulate young and old alike. Colin Baker will perform some classic C
 hemistry demonstrations of the type not normally seen in ordinary school s
 cience lessons. These will include explosive foam\, rockets\, smoke bombs\
 , not to mention unusual applications of chemiluminescence. \n\nColin Bake
 r\, Director of Studies at Bedford School\, was awarded the Salter's Insti
 tute Medal in a competition to find the country's best Chemistry teachers.
  He has lectured at the Universities of Birmingham and St Andrews and has 
 shared the stage with Nobel Laureate\, Professor Sir Harry Kroto FRS at Lo
 ndon University. In Jan 2006 he was awarded the prestigious Shaw Medal for
  maintaining the tradition of the demonstration Lecture. The medal and lec
 ture is named after Colonel Brian Shaw who began giving his (ultimately ve
 ry famous) chemistry lectures in 1928.\n\nWarning - There will be many ban
 gs\, whistles and explosions. \n\nThe lecture will be suitable for all age
 s (9-90).  Free admission. \nN.B. No tickets - so come early to get a good
  seat. Doors open at 18:30. \nPlease check www.soci.org for the latest new
 s on this and other SCI events. \n\nJoint event with RSC Mid-Anglia Sectio
 n
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Chemistry\, Department of
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