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1905 —1980

In The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution, C. P. Snow argued that science and the humanities had grown increasingly disconnected from one another. The lecture became a widely discussed contribution to debates about communication across disciplines and the relationship between technical and cultural knowledge.

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Charles Percy Snow, known as C. P. Snow, born in 1905, was a British writer and scientist. He completed undergraduate studies in chemistry and physics at University College, Leicester, and earned a doctorate in physics from Cambridge University. During the Second World War he worked on the deployment of scientific personnel for the British government, served as a Civil Service Commissioner, and held positions advising government and industry on scientific matters. Snow published novels and essays informed by his work in science and his involvement in government.

Snow is best known for The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution, the 1959 Rede Lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge. In the lecture, he examined the growing divide between scientific and literary communities. He argued that science and the humanities had become increasingly separated, making it more difficult for people working in different fields to understand one another. The lecture attracted international attention and remained the subject of debate for decades.

Recognition of Snow's contributions included a knighthood in 1957 and appointment to the House of Lords in 1964 as Baron Snow of Leicester. Snow passed away in 1980.