Stories
- Article
A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
- Article
The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
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Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
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The relationship between science and art
Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Exhibitions. International Society of Surgery, Science Museum'
Date: 1947Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Sub/100Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
Historical review of Japan's science & technology policies / edited by the Commission on the History of Science and Technology Policy ; supervised by National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Science and Technology Agency.
Date: 1989- Books
Catalogue of the archive of the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning [ca. 1933-1987] / by Nicholas Baldwin.
Baldwin, Nicholas.Date: 1988- Books
Gentlemen of science : early correspondence of the British Association for the Advancement of Science / edited by Jack Morrell and Arnold Thackray.
Date: 1984- Books
A collection of letters illustrative of the progress of science in England from the reign of Queen Elizabeth to that of Charles the Second / Edited by James Orchard Halliwell.
Date: 1841