THE Barnard Medal, bestowed every 5 years by Columbia University, has been awarded to Frédéric Joliot and Mme. Irène Joliot-Curie, his wife, for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. The Bernard Medal was established by the will of the late Frederick A. P. Barnard, president of Columbia from 1864 to 1889, and is awarded for discovery in physical or astronomical sciences "or such novel application of science to purposes beneficial to the human race, as in the judgment of the National Academy of Sciences is esteemed most worthy of such honor". Swietoslawski to Lecture at University of Pittsburgh WOJCIECH SWIETOSLAWSKI, who has arrived from Poland as visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh, gave an introductory public lecture on March 25, which will be followed by seven illustrated talks on ebulliometry on consecutive Mondays beginning April 15. During the university's summer session, Professor Swietoslawski will deliver 20 lectures on "Ebulliometry and Calorimetry" from July 2 to ...

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.Bernard Medal Awarded to Joliot-Curies. 18 (7),301–302.

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