J. G. Mendel – a Genius Known Everywhere but Here
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: September 9, 2015, 19:00 – 21:00
Another lecture in a series by Marek Orko Vácha.
Modern biology is founded on two names, Darwin and Mendel, or perhaps that should be Mendel and Darwin. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Johann Gregor Mendel’s lectures in Brno.
However, it remains a mystery as to why this priest, monk, abbot, botanist and mathematician known as a genius of genetics is famous throughout the world with the exception of the Czech Republic.