James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (1954) Winner
Charles Percy Snow
チャールズ・パーシー・スノー
Chāruzu Pāshī Sunō
Aliases:
C. P. Snow / Baron Snow / The Lord Snow
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1905-10-15 （Leicester, England）
- Died
- 1980-07-01 （London, England） age 74
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Leicester → Cambridge → London
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, physical chemist, civil servant
- Active Years
- 1930-1980
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge, English Electric Company, British Civil Service
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Influenced By
- G. H. Hardy
- Influenced
- F. R. Leavis
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (In Their Wisdom)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderman Newton's School | — | — | — | 1910s-1925 | England |
| University College, Leicester | Faculty of Science | Chemistry | BSc, MSc | 1925-1928 | England |
| Christ's College, Cambridge | Natural Sciences | Physics | PhD | 1928-1930 | England |
Alderman Newton's School
Period:
1910s-1925
Year of Graduation:
1925
Country:
England
Secondary school
University College, Leicester
Faculty of Science
/ Chemistry
Degree:
BSc, MSc
Period:
1925-1928
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
England
First class in chemistry
Christ's College, Cambridge
Natural Sciences
/ Physics
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1928-1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
England
Thesis: The Structure of Simple Molecules
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Government | 受章 |
| 1957 | Knight Bachelor | — | — | British Government | 叙勲 |
| 1954 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Masters, The New Men | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Life Peer (Baron Snow) | — | — | British Government | 叙勲 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1943
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受章
Knight Bachelor
1957
Organization:
British Government
Result:
叙勲
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1954
Work:
The Masters, The New Men
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Life Peer (Baron Snow)
1964
Organization:
British Government
Result:
叙勲
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Strangers and Brothers
1940 NovelSeries depicting intellectuals in academic and government settings.
powersciencehuman relations
The Two Cultures
1959 LectureLecture lamenting the gulf between scientists and literary intellectuals.
science and humanitieseducation
Corridors of Power
1964 NovelNovel about political power.
politicspower
Bibliography
- George Passant
- The Light and the Dark
- Time of Hope
- The Masters
- The New Men
- Homecomings
- The Conscience of the Rich
- The Affair
- Corridors of Power
- The Sleep of Reason
- Last Things
- Death Under Sail
- The Search
- In Their Wisdom
- A Coat of Varnish
- The Two Cultures
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismintellectual portrayaldialogue-driven
- Recurring Motifs
- two culturespower strugglesmoral dilemmas
Legacy
Best known for 'The Two Cultures' and the Strangers and Brothers novels series.
In Popular Culture
- Plaque at birthplace in Leicester
Quotes
-
A good many times I have been present at gatherings... how many of them could describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The response was cold: it was also negative.
Source: The Two Cultures (1959)
Trivia
- Listed on the Nazi Special Search List.
- Rector of the University of St Andrews 1961-1964.