Search Results for "William Crookes"
Before Baird
history of scienceThe pioneering genius of Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton FRS can be seen in a recently catalogued archival collection of his personal and professional papers, as Vida Milovanovic reveals.
Ghostbusters!
history of scienceA new collection in the archives of the Royal Society shows how the electrical engineer Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton FRS was an active debunker of junk science and the paranormal.
Shed a little (candle)light
history of scienceEllen Embleton gets in the seasonal mood and explores Michael Faraday's famous Royal Institution Christmas Lecture, 'The Chemical History of a Candle'.
Retro radiography
history of scienceEllen Embleton catalogues some newly-acquired papers and correspondence of James Mackenzie Davidson, a treasure trove of information on the early days of radiography and X-rays.
Shutterbugs
history of scienceRead more about the story behind a less-than-conventional image from the Royal Society collections.