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A body apart from the head
We look back at the importance of the head, from how it’s influenced our language to the bold political statement of having it removed.
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Bringing biotech to the people
Amateur scientists have inspired all kinds of frightening scenarios, from Frankenstein’s monster to ‘The Fly’ and ‘Breaking Bad’. But it can be a force for good. Today’s DIYbio enthusiasts are having fun – and even making lucrative breakthrough discoveries.
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Homes for the hives of industry
By building workers’ villages, industry titans demonstrated both philanthropy and control. Employees’ health improved, while rulebooks told them how to live ideal lives.
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Sharing Nature: Plastic fantastic
There are serious concerns about plastics in the environment. Yet they make our lives much easier, even in the natural world.
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The secure operation of machines for cutting moldings in wood. Colour lithograph by the Holz-Berufsgenossenschaft, 2001.
Date: [2001]Reference: 815992i- Pictures
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Diamond cutters: elevations of cutting machines with various components. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 35928i- Pictures
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Diamond cutters: interior view (a) a diamond cutters' wheel (b) elevations and sections of cutting machines with various components. Etching by Prevost after L.J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 35924i- Archives and manuscripts
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M0002392: Cutting Machine at Trollope & Colls yard
Date: 28 September 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/20/55Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Contraceptive Slot Machines
Date: 1949Reference: SA/FPA/A17/80Part of: Family Planning Association