C.P.Snow, the British physicist and novelist, was born on October 15, 1905. I had the pleasure of reading his novels in the "Strangers and Brothers" series as well as "The Search". However, my favourite is the non-fiction, "Variety of Men" and his article "On Magnanimity". From the Variety of Men, I read about the fascinating article on Srinivasa Ramanujan and G.H.Hardy. 'On Magnanimity' is a wonderful article about Newton and his teacher, Professor Barrow. Professor Barrow felt his student, Isacc Newton, was better qualified than himself to occupy the Lucasian Chair. So he stepped down from professorship on the condition that Newton be appointed in his place. It was accepted and Newton occupied the Lucasian Chair.
I also read with joy his play, "The Masters". All these made me a great fan of C.P.Snow, who was knighted and became Lord Snow.
He married the novelist, Pamela Hansford Johnson.
He occupied many prestigious public offices with grace and was a great success. He died at the age of 75 on July 1, 1980.
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