Plenary Session

Second Ordinary Session, Third Academic Year

Plenary Session |21 January 1939

The Second Ordinary Session of the Third Academic Year took place on Saturday, 21 January 1939. During the Session, some issues related to the functioning of the Academy were ... Read all

Solemn Inaugural Session of the Third Academic Year

Plenary Session |18 December 1938

The solemn Inaugural Session of the third academic year was held on Sunday, 18 December 1938. It was presided over by His Holiness Pius XI. In his address to the Pope, the ... Read all

The Second Ordinary Session of the second Academic Year

Plenary Session |9 July 1938

The Second Ordinary Session of the second Academic Year opened on Saturday, 9 July 1938. During the Session, the Academicians present discussed and approved various items on the ... Read all

Solemn Inaugural Session of the Second Academic Year

Plenary Session |30 January 1938

The solemn Inaugural Session of the Second Academic Year was held on Sunday, 30 January 1938. It was presided over by Pope Pius XI, who had recovered from an illness after a long ... Read all

Science in the Service of Peace

Plenary Session |12-14 November 1983

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Science and the Modern World

Plenary Session |11-13 November 1979

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Basic science for human development, peace, and planetary health

Plenary Session |8-10 September 2022

Concept Note The Pontifical Academy of Sciences has held conferences and issued science-based statements urging to address, among others, the massive health problems caused by the ... Read all

Human Genome, Alternative Energy Sources for Developing Countries, Fundamental Principles of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence

Plenary Session |25-28 October 1994

The Plenary Session of the Academy has been dedicated to arguments of great importance, namely, the Human Genome, the Alternative Energies for Developing Countries, the Fundamental ... Read all

The Emergence of Complexity in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Plenary Session |27-31 October 1992

The twenty-eighth Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences was held in the Casina Pio IV in the Vatican from 27-30 October 1992. The theme indicated by the Council on ... Read all

Plenary Session

Plenary Session |15 April 1972

On Saturday, 15 April, together with the participants of the Study Week on "Use of Fertilizers and its Effect in Increasing Yield with Particular Attention to Quality and ... Read all

Science in the Context of Human Culture

Plenary Session |29-31 October 1990

The theme of this Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences was chosen in response to a need arising from a critical situation in present-day culture: the almost ... Read all

Commemorative Session and Second Ordinary Session, Fourth Academic Year

Plenary Session |18 February 1940

The solemn official commemoration of the late Pontiff Pius XI of venerable memory, Augustus Founder of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, was held on Sunday 18 February 1940 at ... Read all

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