Dr David Wilson

6pm, 10 March
Dalhousie Building

A Century On: the Legacy of Captain Scott 1912-2012

A century after Captain Scott and members of his party met their tragic end on the Ross Ice Shelf, Dr David Wilson will relive one of the most epic tales in the history of human exploration.

His lecture will re-evaluate the expedition and its remarkable impact on twentieth century science and culture. This lecture will have a uniquely personal flavour, since Dr Wilson, as well as being a respected Antarctic historian, is the great-nephew of Dr Edward Wilson, Scott's Chief of Scientific Staff and expedition artist, who died with him on their fateful journey back from the South Pole.

This lecture will take place in conjunction with Dundee Heritage Trust as part of their events to mark the centenary of Captain Scott’s Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12. Dundee Heritage Trust was formed in 1985 to preserve and interpret Dundee’s industrial past. As well as the Royal Research Ship Discovery, built in Dundee to take Captain Scott on his first expedition to the Antarctic in 1901, Dundee Heritage Trust has responsibility for Verdant Works, one of the nation’s most important textile museums.

Tickets are available from the Events Office, tel: 01382 385564 or from the University's Online Store.

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