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Abdul Kalam[edit]
I have removed former President of India Abdul Kalam from the alumni section of this article despite there being a citation. The source does not appear that reliable, even though they are the words no less of Prinipal Rick Trainor, however I believe that he is most probably refering to Kalam as an alumnus in an honorary sense. See here. I could not find much on google to substantiate claims that he was at KCL. If anyone can find a reliable citation then of course by all means add him back.
Foundation Date[edit]
Hello, I am writing here because of the following: the foundation date for King's throughout the article seems to be the one when the royal charther was granted (14th of August, 1829). However, at the top, the charter says: "The first meeting for founding King's College London was held... on Saturday June 21st 1828". For me, this reads as if King's was actually founded in 1828 and the stamp of approval was given in 1829. The charter is displayed in the main history article for King's: History of King's College London. Interested in the interpretation of others.2A02:1205:34E0:C0A0:4D2:F894:2E70:6946 (talk) 10:05, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
- The normal interpretation is that the meeting was to discuss the founding, rather than the college being founded at the meeting. Thus, 1829 is taken as the year of foundation by King's. The text of the charter explicitly says that the petitioners (the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Rutland and the Bishop of London) "together with diverse others of our loving subjects, had agreed to found a College" (emphasis added) and then goes on to decree the foundation of that college. Note that the image on the History of King's College London page is not actually the charter, it is a commemorative engraving. The text of the charter can be seen at [1]. Robminchin (talk) 03:44, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
Items to add[edit]
Some people from King's are probably editing this page, so please add a key research item, namely that the entire solution to theory of gravitational waves, recently confirmed by experiments was formulated at King's by Herman Bondi and Felix Pirani. A history is given by David Robinson, Gravitation and general relativity at King’s College London, European Physical Journal H 44, pp 181–270 (2019). Someone at the math department there can add the relevant item. I think Robinson is still alive, so maybe ask him. Physical8121 (talk) 15:58, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
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