2011: The Energy Challenge
The 2011 Founder's Lecture was given by Sir Christopher Llewellyn-Smith. Sir Christopher is an Honorary Fellow of the College and a former tutor in Physics at St John's.
Sir Christopher discussed the energy challenge facing the world and what we need to do to provide sufficient energy for everybody on the planet to have a chance of leading a decent life. He considered the different options for energy generation and stressed the need to reduce fossil fuel consumption because of its effect on global warming.
For the first time, you can listen to a recording of the Founder's Lecture via iTunes. Click on either of the following two options:
If you choose to play it via iTunes, there are instructions there for how you can download the recording to keep on your computer if you would like to save it.
Below you can also download a PDF document of the slides that Sir Christopher showed during his lecture.
- Energy Challenge (5MB)
