The Silver Pears Trophy was an award presented annually by Pears Cyclopaedia for "outstanding British achievement in any field."1 The trophy was possibly awarded prior to 1953 and after 1958, but more research is needed on the subject.
Award recipients
- 1953: Colonel Sir John Hunt2
- 1954: Sir Roger Bannister (20 September 1954).3
- 1955: Bertrand Russell4
- 1957: Laurence Olivier
- 1958: Professor Sydney Chapman
Notes
Notes
- Current Biography Yearbook, Volume 17 (1957)
- "Press Association images". Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- Roger Bannister (Encyclopedia.com)
- Russell, Bertrand. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell. p. xxvii.
References
References
- Publishers' Association; Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland (1958). The Publisher. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- Bertrand Russell (6 April 2009). The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-415-47238-8. Retrieved 9 December 2010.