John Campbell is a retired physicist at the University of Canterbury. He is the author of Rutherford Scientist Supreme, Rutherford’s Ancestors, and co-producer of the 3-hour documentary Rutherford which was based on his book.
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
1 May 1990
Dr Campbell's lecture at the 1989 Conference was an excellent piece of science education. The following article has a little physics, but is mainly a behind-the-scenes exposé of scientific show biz. It was prepared for The New Zealand Physicist.