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Science Museum, London

Index Science Museum, London

The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. [1]

92 relations: Aircraft engine, Airplane, Alan Turing, Albert, Prince Consort, Andrew Scott (museum director), Apollo 10, Bennet Woodcroft, Blythe House, Boeing 747, Charles Babbage, Chris Rapley, Clock of the Long Now, Dana Library and Research Centre, David Follett, Difference engine, Diorama, DNA, E. E. B. Mackintosh, Edward Robert Festing, Elizabeth II, Exhibition Road, F. Sherwood Taylor, Francis Crick, Francis Crick Institute, Francis Grant Ogilvie, Hawker Hurricane, Heathfield Hall, Helicopter, Henry Cole, Henry George Lyons, Henry Wellcome, Herman Shaw, Ian Blatchford, IMAX, Imperial College London, Industrial Revolution, Intelligence quotient, James Lovelock, James Watson, Jet engine, Launchball, Light-emitting diode, Lily Cole, Lindsay Sharp, List of most visited museums in the United Kingdom, London, London Underground, Margaret Weston, Martin Earwicker, MJP Architects, ..., Molly Jackson, Museum Lane, Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester), National Science and Media Museum, Natural History Museum, London, Neil Cossons, Nucleic acid double helix, Old Bess (beam engine), Philip Cunliffe-Owen, Puffing Billy (locomotive), Quarantine, Queen Victoria, Queen's Gate, Richard Allison (architect), Richard Dawkins, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society of Arts, Science Museum Group, South Kensington, South Kensington tube station, Space exploration, Steam engine, Stephenson's Rocket, Steven Rose, Supermarine Spitfire, Telecommunication, Terence Morrison-Scott, The Great Exhibition, The London Museums of Health & Medicine, The Science of Aliens, The Science of Spying, The Science of Survival, The Science of..., Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown, Typewriter, Vickers Vimy, Victoria and Albert Museum, William Isaac Last, World War I, Wroughton, 10:10, 3D film. Expand index (42 more) »

Aircraft engine

An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power.

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Airplane

An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller or rocket engine.

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Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist.

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Albert, Prince Consort

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria.

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Andrew Scott (museum director)

Andrew John Scott CBE was Director of the National Railway Museum in York, part of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) in England.

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Apollo 10

Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, and the second (after Apollo 8) to orbit the Moon.

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Bennet Woodcroft

Bennet Woodcroft FRS (20 December 1803 – 7 February 1879) was an English textile manufacturer, industrial archaeologist, pioneer of marine propulsion, a leading figure in patent reform and the first clerk to the commissioners of patents.

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Blythe House

Blythe House is a listed building located at 23 Blythe Road, West Kensington, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, UK.

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Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft, often referred to by its original nickname, "Jumbo Jet".

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Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath.

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Chris Rapley

Christopher Graham Rapley (known as Chris Rapley) CBE (born 8 April 1947) is a British scientist.

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Clock of the Long Now

The Clock of the Long Now, also called the 10,000-year clock, is a mechanical clock under construction, that is designed to keep time for 10,000 years.

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Dana Library and Research Centre

The Dana Library and Research Centre (formerly the Dana Centre) on Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London is part of the Science Museum.

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David Follett

Sir David Henry Follett FMA (1907 – 1982) was a Director of the Science Museum, London from 1960 to 1973.

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Difference engine

A difference engine is an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.

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Diorama

The word diorama can either refer to a 19th-century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a thread-like chain of nucleotides carrying the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

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E. E. B. Mackintosh

Colonel Ernest Elliot Buckland Mackintosh (3 November 1880 – 25 November 1957, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)) was a Director and Secretary of the Science Museum in London, England.

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Edward Robert Festing

Major-General Edward Robert Festing, CB, FRS (1839 – 16 May 1912), English army officer, chemist, and first Director of the Science Museum in London.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Exhibition Road

Exhibition Road is a street in South Kensington, London which is home to several major museums and academic establishments, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.

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F. Sherwood Taylor

Frank Sherwood Taylor (1897 – 5 January 1956) was a British historian of science, museum curator, and chemist who was Director of the Science Museum in London, England.

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Francis Crick

Francis Harry Compton Crick (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 with James Watson, work which was based partly on fundamental studies done by Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling and Maurice Wilkins.

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Francis Crick Institute

The Francis Crick Institute (formerly the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation) is a biomedical research centre in London, which opened in 2016.

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Francis Grant Ogilvie

Sir Francis Grant Ogilvie CB FRSE (8 August 1858 – 14 December 1930) was a Scottish educator, museum director, and scientist.

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Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–1940s that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.

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Heathfield Hall

Heathfield Hall (sometimes referred to as Heathfield House) was a house in Handsworth, Staffordshire (the area became part of Birmingham in 1911), England, built for the engineer James Watt.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors.

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Henry Cole

Sir Henry Cole (15 July 1808 – 18 April 1882) was a British civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Henry George Lyons

Colonel Sir Henry George Lyons FRS (11 October 1864 – 1944) was a geologist and director of the Science Museum in London.

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Henry Wellcome

Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome FRS (August 21, 1853 – July 25, 1936) was an American British pharmaceutical entrepreneur.

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Herman Shaw

Dr Herman Shaw (1892 – 4 May 1950) was a British geophysicist who was Director of the Science Museum in London, England.

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Ian Blatchford

Ian Blatchford (born 17 August 1965) is the director of the Science Museum Group, which oversees the Science Museum in London, England and other related museums.

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IMAX

IMAX is a system of high-resolution cameras, film formats and film projectors.

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Imperial College London

Imperial College London (officially Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Intelligence quotient

An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence.

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James Lovelock

James Ephraim Lovelock, (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, environmentalist, and futurist who lives in Dorset, England.

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James Watson

James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin.

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Jet engine

A jet engine is a type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet that generates thrust by jet propulsion.

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Launchball

Launchball is a physics-based online game produced by the Science Museum in London, to coincide with the reopening of their hands-on gallery 'Launchpad'.

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a two-lead semiconductor light source.

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Lily Cole

Lily Luahana Cole (born 27 December 1987), lilycole.com.

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Lindsay Sharp

Dr Lindsay Gerard Sharp is a museologist living near Wollongong/Gerringong in the coastal hinterland of New South Wales in Australia, working as a museum consultant and writing.

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List of most visited museums in the United Kingdom

This article lists the most visited museums in the United Kingdom (including art galleries).

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London Underground

The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground, or by its nickname the Tube) is a public rapid transit system serving London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.

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Margaret Weston

Dame Margaret Kate Weston, DBE, FMA (born 7 March 1926) was the Director of the Science Museum, London, UK.

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Martin Earwicker

Professor Martin John Earwicker FREng CCMI (born 11 May 1948) was Director of the National Museum of Science and Industry group of British museums (including the Science Museum, National Railway Museum and National Media Museum) from 2006 until 2009.

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MJP Architects

MJP Architects is an employee-owned British architectural practice established in 1972 by Sir Richard MacCormac, and based in Spitalfields, London.

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Molly Jackson

Molly Jackson was acting director of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) in England, from 6 April to 23 September 2009.

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Museum Lane

Museum Lane runs between two of London's leading museums in South Kensington, namely the Science Museum to the north and the Natural History Museum (formerly the Geological Museum) to the south.

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Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester)

The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI or formerly known as MOSI) in Manchester, England, is a large museum devoted to the development of science, technology and industry with emphasis on the city's achievements in these fields.

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National Science and Media Museum

The National Science and Media Museum (formerly the National Media Museum), located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, is part of the national Science Museum Group.

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Natural History Museum, London

The Natural History Museum in London is a natural history museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.

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Neil Cossons

Sir Neil Cossons FMA (born 15 January 1939) is a British historian and museum administrator.

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Nucleic acid double helix

In molecular biology, the term double helix refers to the structure formed by double-stranded molecules of nucleic acids such as DNA.

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Old Bess (beam engine)

Old Bess is an early beam engine built by the partnership of Boulton and Watt.

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Philip Cunliffe-Owen

Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe-Owen (8 June 1828 – 23 March 1894) was an exhibition organizer and the Director of the South Kensington Museum in London.

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Puffing Billy (locomotive)

Puffing Billy is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive,.

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Quarantine

A quarantine is used to separate and restrict the movement of people; it is a 'a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests', for a certain period of time.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

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Queen's Gate

Queen's Gate is a street in South Kensington, London, England.

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Richard Allison (architect)

Sir Richard John Allison (1869–1958) was a Scottish architect.

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Richard Dawkins

Clinton Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author.

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Royal Academy of Engineering

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the UK’s national academy of engineering.

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Royal Society of Arts

The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is a London-based, British organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges.

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Science Museum Group

The Science Museum Group (SMG) is a collection of British museums, comprising.

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South Kensington

South Kensington is an affluent district of West London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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South Kensington tube station

South Kensington is a London Underground station in the district of Kensington, south west London.

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Space exploration

Space exploration is the discovery and exploration of celestial structures in outer space by means of evolving and growing space technology.

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Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.

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Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement.

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Steven Rose

Steven Peter Russell Rose (born 4 July 1938) is an English neuroscientist, author, and social commentator.

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Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during and after World War II.

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Telecommunication

Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems.

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Terence Morrison-Scott

Sir Terence Charles Stuart Morrison-Scott DSC DSc FMA (1908–1991) was a British zoologist who was Director of the Science Museum and the British Museum of Natural History in London, England.

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The Great Exhibition

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.

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The London Museums of Health & Medicine

The London Museums of Health & Medicine is a group that brings together some of the activities of several museums in London, England, related to health and medicine.

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The Science of Aliens

The Science of Aliens is a touring exhibition that launched at the London Science Museum in October 2005.

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The Science of Spying

The Science of Spying is a touring exhibition produced by The Science of..., a joint venture between the Science Museum (London) and Fleming Media.

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The Science of Survival

The Science of Survival — Your Planet Needs You is the third exhibition project from The Science of..., a joint operation between the London Science Museum and Fleming Media.

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The Science of...

The Science of...

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Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown

British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919.

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Typewriter

A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type.

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Vickers Vimy

The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited.

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Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects.

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William Isaac Last

William Isaac Last AMICE (1857 – 7 August 1911) was a British mechanical engineer who became a museum curator and the second Director of the Science Museum in London.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Wroughton

Wroughton is a large village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England.

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10:10

10:10 is a charity that enables people to take practical action on climate change, and combines these local actions to inspire a more ambitious approach to the issue at every level of society.

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3D film

A three-dimensional stereoscopic film (also known as three-dimensional sangu, 3D film or S3D film) is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception, hence adding a third dimension.

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References

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