What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: C.P. Snow, author and scientist, 1905-1980. Lord Snow of Leicester was born at 40 Richmond Road opposite this plaque Recorded plaque organisation: Leicester City Council.
C.P. Snow was a prominent British scientist and novelist, best known for his influential "Two Cultures" essay which highlighted the growing divide between scientists and literary intellectuals in post-war Britain.
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