A Named Lecture is a lecture delivered usually at a predefined frequency and it is associated with a name of a person of outstanding significance to the subject the lecture is concerned with. Such lectures exist for a number of branches of Science and Engineering and they commemorate individuals who have made significant contribution to the subject.
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Computer Science/Information Technology
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Wheeler Lecture
Wheeler may refer to:
Places United States
* Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community
* Wheeler, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community
* Wheeler, Illinois, a village
* Wheeler, Indiana, a c ...
Engineering
Civil Engineering
* BGA
Rankine Lecture
The Rankine lecture is an annual lecture organised by the British Geotechnical Association named after William John Macquorn Rankine, an early contributor to the theory of soil mechanics.
This should not be confused with the biennial BGA Géote ...
* ASCE
Terzaghi Lecture Terzaghi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Emiliano Terzaghi
Emiliano Franco Terzaghi (born 6 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL League One club Richmond Kickers.
Career
Terz ...
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Coulomb Lecture
The coulomb (symbol: C) is the unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI).
In the present version of the SI it is equal to the electric charge delivered by a 1 ampere constant current in 1 second and to elementary charg ...
* BGA
Géotechnique Lecture
The Géotechnique lecture is an biennial lecture on the topic of soil mechanics, organised by the British Geotechnical Association named after its major scientific journal Géotechnique.
This should not be confused with the annual BGA Rankine L ...
* GS
Glossop Lecture
Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...
* ICE SECED
Mallet-Milne Lecture
* AGS
Poulos Lecture Poulos is the Greek-origin surname for:
* Brett Poulos, involved in a 2010 dispute over First Amendment rights
* Dimmi Poulos, nickname of Dimitra Tsiliaskopoulos, Australian football goalkeeper
* Ernie T. Poulos (1926–1997), American Thorough ...
Mechanical Engineering
* ASME
Timoshenko Lecture Tymoshenko ( uk, Тимошенко, translit=Tymošenko), Timoshenko (russian: Тимошенко), or Tsimashenka/Cimašenka ( be, Цімашэнка) is a surname of Ukrainian origin. It derives from the Christian name Timothy, and its Ukrainian ...
Electrical Engineering
Religion and Philosophy
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Gifford Lectures
The Gifford Lectures () are an annual series of lectures which were established in 1887 by the will of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford. Their purpose is to "promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the term – in ...
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John Locke Lecture
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
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Neal A Maxwell Lecture
Neal (Neil) is a given masculine name and surname of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "hono ...
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Howison Lecture in Philosophy Howison is a surname of Scottish origin which means "the son of Hugh." Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Howison Murray Jr. (1903–1997), mayor of Placerville, California
* Del Howison (born 1953), American horror author
* Georg ...
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Lowell Lectures
Lowell may refer to:
Places United States
* Lowell, Arkansas
* Lowell, California
* Lowell, Florida
* Lowell, Idaho
* Lowell, Indiana
* Lowell, Bartholomew County, Indiana
* Lowell, Maine
* Lowell, Massachusetts
** Lowell National Historic ...
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Tanner Lectures on Human Values
The Tanner Lectures on Human Values is a multi-university lecture series in the humanities, founded in 1978, at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, by the American scholar Obert Clark Tanner. In founding the lecture, he defined their purpose as fol ...
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