Stories
- Article
The current that kills
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
- Article
Tracing the toxic story of tear gas
Investigating tear gas – from factory to Black Lives Matter protest – Imani Jacqueline Brown uncovers a toxic legacy where pollution, violence and racism are intimately entwined.
- Article
Eels and feels
For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual.
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Fees, funding and the NHS
In the 1950s, dramatic political battles over NHS charges brought down a government. But public confidence in the service still grew.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Power of Attorney: George Thornton Cripps
Date: 1902-1911Reference: WF/C/E/04/069Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Power of Attorney (Australasia): George Edward Pearson
Date: 14 June, 1901Reference: WF/L/07/104Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Power of Attorney (Australasia): George Edward Pearson
Date: 7 March, 1902Reference: WF/L/07/105Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Power of Attorney (Australasia): Reginald George Henry Cole
Date: 26 August, 1904Reference: WF/L/07/106Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
Observations on the treatment of gunshot-wounds / by George Power.
Power, GeorgeDate: 1815