Correspondence about Articles in New Biology

Date:
1958-1963
Reference:
PENROSE/2/12/7/5
Part of:
L. S. Penrose Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Correspondence relating to articles by Penrose in New Biology, consisting of letters from:



Penguin Books to Penrose (4), 1958-1961, relating to proofs of "Automatic Mechanical Self-Reproduction" and "Developments in the Theory of Self-Replication" in New Biology number 28 and 31, and Italian translation of New Biology number 31;



Penrose to Penguin (2), 1961, permitting the translation of his article into Italian;Penrose to Scheltema and Holkema, 1961, allowing use of one of the figures from "Developments in the Theory of Self-Replication" in a Inleiding tot de Plantenfysiologie by V G Koningsberger;



New Biology to Penrose, 1959, with suggested corrections for "Developments in the Theory of Self-Replication";



Moore, E F, to Penrose, 1960, enclosing his review of Penrose's articles on self-reproducing machines and copies of related material;



Penrose to E F Moore, 1960, thanking him for the papers and sending a copy of "Developments in the Theory of Self-Replication";



ten Seldam, C A, to Penrose (2), 1963, regarding programming of computer-stored models that demonstrate the self-reproduction process;



Smith, M P, to Penrose (2), [1960], requesting and returning a typescript copy of Penrose's "Developments in the Theory of Self-Replication".

Publication/Creation

1958-1963

Physical description

68 folios

Terms of use

The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

Languages

Where to find it

Location of original

The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

Permanent link