Papers of M H F Wilkins: transcript of unpublished interviews conducted for Playboy magazine

  • Pohl, Frederick George, b.1919 Clarke, Arthur C., 1917-2008 Dyson, Freeman, b.1923 Ehricke, Krafft, 1917-1984 Gordon, Theodore Hynek, Allen, 1910-1986 Lettvin, Jerome ('Jerry'), 1920-2011 McConnell, James, 1925-1990 Minsky, Marvin Lee, b.1927 Pierce, John R., 1910-2002 Wilkins, Maurice, 1916-2004
Date:
1970-1971
Reference:
K/PP178/12/6
Part of:
Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (1916-2004)
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Typed transcript of interviews on what the future holds for humankind (presented as a single document, 159pp), conducted for Playboy magazine by science fiction writer Frederick Pohl with: science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke; astrophysicist Freeman Dyson; rocket propulsion engineer Krafft Ehricke; Theodore Gordon, Director of The Institute for the Future; astronomer Allen Hynek; cognitive scientist Jerome (‘Jerry’) Lettvin; psychologist James McConnell; cognitive scientist Marvin Minsky; transistor pioneer John Pierce; Maurice Wilkins. Also introductory article by Pohl, ‘Candid conversation: eleven scientists look at tomorrow’, outlining the achievements of the interviewees and his methodology, and related correspondence between Wilkins and Pohl, concerning Wilkins’ initial reluctance, his fee, and Playboy’s decision not to publish the interview. Original file title ‘Playboy’.

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1970-1971

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1 file

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Wilkins, Maurice; King's College London; Playboy Magazine

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Part of this file contains personal data and is closed. The rest of the file is open and available at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form. Restricted until 1 January 2087.

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

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The original material is held at King’s College London, Archives and Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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