Colleagues and former students of the late Professor Pritchard (aka
Bob), an eminent UK geneticist, have gathered memories about his
scientific and personal life. Bob's early, crucial contributions to
decipher gene structure and mechanism of recombination in fungi,
and those in bacterial physiology and the cell cycle, are briefly
summarized. Bob was appointed as a young professor (34 years old)
to open a new Department of Genetics at the University of
Leicester, a department that thrived under his leadership to become
internationally recognized for the quality of its scientific
research and teaching. Pritchard's research studies on Microbial
Genetics and Physiology and his intellectual leadership were
pioneering and instrumental in the development of Molecular Biology
and Bacterial Cell Biology.Recollections from the contributors
about their interactions with Bob will be enjoyed by anyone
interested in the history of Genetics in the UK, during the 1960s
and 1970s. To future generations of investigators, they provide
insights into how unbiased honesty, humbleness, incisiveness,
generosity and friendship are cornerstones for the advancement of
human knowledge.The book has been compiled from articles by 26
colleagues, former students and friends of Bob Pritchard, and of
his surviving daughter, each from his/her personal viewpoint. They
include 17 Professors, 2 Readers, 4 Doctors (all PhD's), 2
politicians and an Attorney, and are citizens of 6 countries
(UK-14, USA-5, FR-3, ES-2, IL-1, AU-1). Each chapter has been
written independently of the others hence marked differences in
length (between 1-10 pp) and style. The 44 photographs were
gathered from their personal collections.
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