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Rhodes House is part of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on South Parks Road in central Oxford, and was built in memory of Cecil Rhodes, an alumnus of the university and a major benefactor. == History == The will of Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902) created scholarships that became known as Rhodes Scholarships, administered by the Rhodes Trust.〔(History ), The Rhodes Trust, Oxford, UK.〕 The Rhodes House building was designed by Sir Herbert Baker in a colonial style and was completed in 1928. Architectural sculpture was provided by Charles Wheeler During 1931, Albert Einstein delivered a series of three lectures at Rhodes House.〔(Albert Einstein — Honours, prizes and awards: Oxford University ), (Albert Einstein in the World Wide Web ), Germany.〕 Edmund Bowen, a chemistry don at the university, saved the blackboard used in the second lecture (on 16 May). Einstein's Blackboard, now an iconic object, can still be seen at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford,〔(Albert Einstein ), Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, UK.〕 formally presented by Sir Francis Wylie, the Warden of Rhodes House at the time. Rhodes House was the location for one of the gigs of the band ''Ugly Rumours'' in the early 1970s, of which former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was a member. ''The Oxcentrics'' jazz band also played at Rhodes House. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rhodes House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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