Browsing Inaugural Lectures by Title
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Geophysics in tropical Africa
(11-05-78)The author examines the scope of geophysics and covers the study of the physical properties of the earth, including its interior and its atmosphere. He also explain why geophysics is a very relevant and practically useful ... -
Georgraphy and African development
(Department of Geography, University of Nairobi,, 1968) -
The growth of a literary tradition in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 19-06-03)The concern for a literary tradition in East Africa is an old one. It is tied to the attempts by East African Men of Letters to liberate the African aesthetic. For a long time what held sway here was the Great Tradition. The ... -
The growth of a literary tradition in East Africa
(University of Nairobi,Department of Linguistics and Literature, 19-05-03) -
Herbal medicines: Do they really work
(Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, University of Nairobi, 2012-03) -
Home is neither here nor there
(1971-10) -
Inaugural lecture; the role and significance of oral literature in social and psychological development of children
(University of Nairobi, 2007-07) -
Insect production and reproduction
(02-12-75)This lecture examines the important role the rich insect fauna of tropical Africa has played in its history, health and economic life. He illustrates his theme by recent studies in the reproductive and population biology ... -
Kenya's Cancers
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1971-10)THE INAUGURAL LECTURES SERIES was started in the days of the University of East Africa when it was a tradition of the then University College Nairobi to have its newly appointed Professors deliver their first public ... -
Kenya's cancers
(Department of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Kenya’s Cancers
(01-10-71) -
Language and Life in Kenya, Inaugural Lecture University of Nairobi
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1999) -
Language and life: a linguistic glance at Kenya
(30-09-99) -
Language policy: The forgotten parameter in African development and governance strategies
(Linguistics and Literature, University of Nairobi, 2001-10) -
Lasers: the splendour of light
(Nairobi University Press, 30-07-92)Laser is a vital tool in areas as diverse as manufacturing industries and medicine. The researcher examines Laser device which amplifies light by means of stimulated emission of radiation -
Laying a Basis for Rights: towards a jurisprudence of development.
([s.n.], 09-07-92)The lecture attempts to paint a plausible picture of the rights-creative process; considers the African experience in rights-creation; and proposes an approach to a jurisprudence of development which views the formation ... -
Marching forward into their future: University of Nairobi Geography Students Society hosts a public lecture on careers and mentorship
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12-08) -
Mathematics and the Arts
(23-09-66)