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Surviving the Century Hopes and Threats from New Technology FRONTIER SCIENCE AND SWEETING TECHNOLOGY ADAMS Surviving the century Hopes and threats from new technology Our Earth is 45 million centuries old. But this century is the first when one species – ours – can determine the fate of the Professor Lord Earth’s biosphere. The future of our planet is in our hands. Martin Rees Martin Rees is a cosmologist and space scientist. He is space research, arms control and international based in Cambridge, where he has been Director of collaboration in science. He lectures, writes and the Institute of Astronomy, a Research Professor, and broadcasts widely. Master of Trinity College. He was also President of Ever since his book Our Final Century? was published, the Royal Society during 2005-2010. In 2005 he was he has been concerned with the threats stemming appointed to the House of Lords. from humanity’s ever-heavier ‘footprint’ on the global He has received many international awards for his environment, and with the runaway consequences of research, and belongs to numerous foreign academies ever more powerful technologies. These concerns led including the US National Academy of Sciences, the him to join with colleagues in setting up a Centre for Russian Academy and the Pontifical Academy. He has the Study of Existential Risks (CSER). This is based in served on many bodies connected with education, Cambridge but has a strong international advisory board. For more information, please visit: surrey.ac.uk/adams-sweeting-lecture-series The Adams-Sweeting FST Lecture series sees experts, innovators and scientists deliver fascinating talks on pioneering developments in their areas of expertise. Feed your intrigue and expand your mind, and join us to discover the innovations that are shaping our future. Professor Alf Adams Professor Sir Martin Sweeting FRS OBE, FRS, FREng Professor Alf Adams FRS is a well-known Distinguished Professor of Space Engineering, British physicist who invented the strained- Sir Martin Sweeting is renowned worldwide as layer quantum-well laser, considered to be a pioneer of modern small satellites – a concept one of the top ten greatest UK scientific originally dismissed in the 1980’s but which has breakthroughs of all time. since fundamentally changed the economics of space industry. Professor Adams joined the University of Surrey in 1967. In 1986, he and his team Sir Martin designed and built UoSAT-1, the proposed that the electronic band structure world’s first advanced ‘microsatellite’ at the of quantum-well lasers could be significantly University of Surrey in the early 80s and in 1985 improved by deliberately growing the active he founded the University spin-off company, layer in a state of strain. The resulting strained- Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). layer quantum-well laser is used in billions SSTL has now grown to 500 employees with of optoelectronic applications, including an annual turnover of £100 million and has optical fibre communications, CDs, DVDs launched 50 small satellites for 22 countries. and supermarket checkouts. In recognition of his pioneering work on cost In recognition of this pioneering work, Adams effective spacecraft engineering, Sir Martin was was awarded the Duddel Medal and Prize in knighted in 2002 and in 2016 was listed as one 1995, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in of Britain’s 20 most influential engineers and 1996, and received the Rank Prize in 2014. 500 most influential citizens. Amongst many The Alf Adams Lecture Series was established honours, he has received the Royal Institute in 2012 to showcase the University of Surrey’s of Navigation Gold Medal and the Sir Arthur groundbreaking research. Professor Adams gave Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award. Sir Martin the inaugural lecture, held at The Royal Society. is chair of the Surrey Space Centre..
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