2011 McCrea Lecture
The 2011 McCrea Lecture was delivered by Professor Luke Drury The hundred year mystery of cosmic rays
2012 was the centenary of the discovery of cosmic rays by Viktor Hess which is conventionally dated to 1912. It is hard to think of another topic in physics which has remained an active field of research for so long, and which still awaits a definitive solution. Recent progress has been dramatic however and there is good reason to hope that the end is in sight even if there remains much to be done. In his talk Professor Drury outlined the history of the field and then focused on recent developments as well as the future projects that are being discussed at that time.