Series: Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lectures

In 1885, the Hitchcock Endowment Fund was established from a bequest made by Dr. Charles M. Hitchcock to institute a professorship at the University of California for free lectures upon scientific and practical subjects. Dr. Hitchcock, whose longstanding interest in education inspired his contribution, was a physician and served as medical director of the Pacific Coast in the United States Army Medical Corps. The Hitchcock Foundation Lectures began in 1909 and were later expanded and retitled the Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lectures in 1932, thanks to a generous bequest from Dr. Hitchcock’s daughter, Lillie Hitchcock Coit.

Title Lecturer Year
Coordinating the International Organizations in the Interest of the UNESCO Project II David Katz 1950
Coordinating the International Organizations in the Interest of the UNESCO Project I David Katz 1950
How Do Blind Persons Draw? David Katz 1950
On the Psychology of Sport David Katz 1950
Hunger and Appetite David Katz 1950
The Tongue as a Primitive Sense Organ II David Katz 1950
The Tongue as a Primitive Sense Organ I David Katz 1950
Composite Portraitures and Typology David Katz 1950
What Is the Bearing of Animal Psychology on an Understanding of Man’s Nature? David Katz 1950
The Development of Scientific Thought in Chinese Civilization Joseph Needham 1950
Island Continents George Gaylord Simpson 1949
Prehistory of Mammals George Gaylord Simpson 1949
Hypophyseal Function in the Toad Bernardo A. Houssay 1948
Alloxan Diabetes Bernardo A. Houssay 1948
Role of the Hypophysis in Carbohydrate Metabolism and Diabetes Bernardo A. Houssay 1948
Experimental Diabetes Bernardo A. Houssay 1948
Sexual Function in the Toad Bernardo A. Houssay 1948
Science: Its Nature and Its Responsibilities Edwin Powell Hubble 1947
The Fundamental Particles of Physics Hans Albrecht Bethe 1947
Science for the Fun of It Irving Langmuir 1946
Folk Culture and Immigrant Transition Theodore C. Blegen 1946
The Physical Evolution of Man Franz Weidenreich 1945
Problems in International Economic Relations Jacob Viner 1945
The Essential Nature of the Labile Methyl Group in the Diet and the Elucidation of Transmethylation in Metabolism Vincent du Vigneaud 1944
The Chemical Nature of Biotin and a Study of the Relationship of Its Structure to Biological Activity Vincent du Vigneaud 1944
Biotin as a Member of the Vitamin B Complex Vincent du Vigneaud 1944
Science and Evolution of Society C. E. K. Mees 1943
Gene and Organism Sewall Wright 1943
Structure and Function in the Higher Fungi A. H. Reginald Buller 1942
Elementary Processes of Energy Exchange James Franck 1941
The Chemical Transmission of Nerve Impulses Walter B. Cannon 1941
Biochemical Properties of Viruses Wendell M. Stanley 1940
High Energies and Small Distances in Modern Physics Enrico Fermi 1940
Enzymes: The Regulators of Vital Reactions John N. Northrop 1939
A Review of Oceanography Bjørn Helland-Hansen 1938
Detection and Suppression of Crime Hans von von Hentig 1937
Modern Atomic Theory and Its Philosophical Implications Niels Bohr 1937
The Logic of Experimentation Ronald Aylmer Fisher 1936
Cells, Blood, and Mind Alexis Carrel 1936
The Fluidity of the Body Alexis Carrel 1936
The Lindberg Apparatus and the Cultivation of Entire Organs Alexis Carrel 1936
The Life Cells Outside of the Body and Its Significance Alexis Carrel 1936
Railway Track Stresses under the Action of Moving Loads Stephen Timoshenko 1935
Fatigue Cracks in Machine Parts Stephen Timoshenko 1935
Dynamic Stresses in Railway Bridges Stephen Timoshenko 1935
National Planning Wesley C. Mitchell 1934
The Geometrical Description of Nature Edmund T. Whittaker 1934
The Great Powers Since 1800 and Their Relations Today Richard von Kuhlmann 1933
Medieval Science and Medieval Culture with Special Reference to the Mediterranean World and the Arabic Writings George Sarton 1933
Biochemistry and Genetics J. B. S. Haldane 1932
Enzymes J. B. S. Haldane 1932
Evolution in the Light of Genetics J. B. S. Haldane 1932
Modern Experiments Suggested by the Interionic Attraction Theory Peter Debye 1932
Fine Structure of Rayleigh-Scattering Peter Debye 1932
The Molecular Structure of Liquids and Solutions Peter Debye 1932
Single Molecules Measured with X-Rays Peter Debye 1932
The Rotation of the Earth William De Sitter 1932
The System of Astronomical Constants William De Sitter 1932
The Astronomical Aspects of the Relativity Theory of Gravitation William De Sitter 1932
Nature and Our Philosophy of Life John Campbell Merriam 1930
The Analysis of the Electrical Manifestations of Nerve Action Joseph Erlanger 1930
An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers Godfrey Harold Hardy 1929
The Development of Societies Wiliam Morton Wheeler 1927
Some Studies in Botany Robert Hippolyte Chodat 1926
General Problems of Modern Physics Max Born 1926
Newer Aspects of the Physiology of Nutrition Lafayette B. Mendel 1925
Modern Aspects of Plant Nutrition Sir John Russell 1924
The Structures of the Universe C. V. L. Charlier 1924
Some New Result Relative to the Conflict of the Organism with Invading Microbes Jules Bordet 1920
The Theories of Anaphylaxis Jules Bordet 1920
The Theories of Coagulation of Blood Jules Bordet 1920
Derivate Functional Equations Vito Volterra 1919
Propagation of Electricity in a Magnetic Field Vito Volterra 1919
Fundamental Life Processes W. J. V. Osterhout 1919
Some General Principles and Disputed Points in the Evaluation of Public Utility Corporations George Fillmore Swain 1918
Water Power Legislation George Fillmore Swain 1918
Subways and Rapid Transit in Cities George Fillmore Swain 1918
The New Quebec Bridge George Fillmore Swain 1918
The Quebec Bridge George Fillmore Swain 1918
Price Movements Irving Fisher 1917
The Nature of Radiation Andrews Millikan 1917
The Structure of the Atom Andrews Millikan 1917
Brownian Movements and Sub-Electrons Andrews Millikan 1917
The Electron: Its Isolation and Measurement Andrews Millikan 1917
X-Ray and the Birth of the New Physics Andrews Millikan 1917
Electricity in the Nineteenth Century Andrews Millikan 1917
The Bearing of Modern Work in Genetics on the Theory of Evolution Thomas Hunt Morgan 1916
Men of the Old Stone Age in Europe Henry Fairfield Osborn 1914
Medical Research in American Universities: Present Facilities, Needs and Opportunities Richard M. Pearce 1912
Present Day Methods and Problems in Medicine Richard M. Pearce 1912
Pasteur and the Rise of Bacteriology Richard M. Pearce 1912
Antiquity to 1880: The Efforts of Isolated Investigators Richard M. Pearce 1912
Practical Study of Earthquakes Harry Fielding Reid 1911
Origin and Propagation of Earthquake Waves Harry Fielding Reid 1911
General Characteristics of Earthquakes Harry Fielding Reid 1911
Physiology the Servant of Medicine A. D. Waller
The Theory of Ionization and some of its Applications in Inorganic and Organic Chemistry Julius Stieglitz
CANCELLED – Speaking Science to Power: Advising U.S. Presidents about Science and Environment John P. Holdren --THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
CANCELLED – Rapid Climate Change is Transforming the Arctic: Why Everybody Should Care John P. Holdren - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED