137: Carl Jung, Wolfgang Pauli and the pursuit of a scientific obsession

November 26, 2010, 1.00 pm

Abstract: In 1932 an obsession with the numbers 3, 4 and 137 sparked a strange friendship between the physicist Wolfgang Pauli and the psychoanalyst Carl Jung – a unique meeting of minds. Which is the primal number that seems to hint at the origins of the universe?

The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG

The lecture is free but places are limited and advance booking is required – please contact Felicity Henderson on 020 7451 2597 or felicity.henderson@royalsociety.org.