The mantle globe was unveiled on 18 June 2018. Created by Chelsea Flower Show award winning sculptor David Harber, the globe is located outside the HQ building, the former RAF Headquarters on the Campus.
The intricate sculpture fuses together science and art, with names connected to Harwell’s rich scientific heritage and multiple world firsts etched onto bronze petals in commemoration of the important work undertaken over the last 70 years. Names include:
- British physicist Sir John Cockroft appointed first Director of the Atomic Energy Research Authority at Harwell in 1945 and jointly awarded the 1951 Nobel Prize for Physics for splitting the atomic nucleus with Ernest Walton
- The Dekatron Computer, the oldest original working digital computer in the world, built at Harwell Campus
- Joan Maie Freeman the first woman to be awarded the British Institute of Physics’ Rutherford Medal for work on beta-radioactivity of complex nuclei
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In order to log this cache, you must complete the two following tasks:
1) examine the globe and send me a message or email with the two-word phrase referring to an item associated with Rutherford (not 'Ernest Rutherford'). This phrase is engraved on one of the petals and is not on the nearby plaques or notice boards.
2) take a photo of you or your GPS with the globe and post with your log (do not reveal the answer to Q1 in your picture or your log will be deleted)
If you plan to visit during the working day then do let the CO know in advance and Mr look-sharp may be be able to pop out of the nearby building to say "Hello".
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Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.