ABSTRACT
Ihavegotmyhandsfulljustaspresent.Ihavetogivethe Redelecturethisterm,presideoverSectionA[oftheBritishAssociation]inSeptember,andlectureinAmericainOctober.[8-1]
TheRedelecturewassponsoredbyaCambridgefoundationdatingfrom thetimeofHenryVIII[8-2].Thisyear'ssubjectwastheRontgenrays, somethingpreoccupyingvirtuallyeverybodythatspring-scientistsand thepublicalike.CasuallybrowsingthroughtheissueofNatureforthe weekofThomson'sapprehensivemusingaboutupcomingtaskssaysas much[8-3].
