Author Archives
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A day in the life of the Pontecorvo’s
As well as the many records relating to genetics and academia, the Pontecorvo collection also contains records relating to Ponte’s personal life. These include a series of detailed household account books and diaries kept by Ponte’s wife Leni from 1941-… Read More ›
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Leni and Lisa: the women behind the man
Despite coming from a large family where he was the eldest of 5 brothers and 3 sisters, Guido Pontecorvo’s immediate family consisted only of his wife Lenore and his daughter Lisa. Ponte described his marriage to Leni, a Swiss art-historian… Read More ›
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End of an Era- Pontecorvo Demolition
Ponte outside the newly named Pontecorvo Building In 1995 the Genetics Building was renamed as the Pontecorvo Building in honour of Professor Guido Pontecorvo (1907-1999), the University’s first Professor of Genetics who worked at the University from 1955 to 1968…. Read More ›
