Stories
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The relationship between science and art
Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.
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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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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
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Devilry and doom in 1666
Disastrous events and a significant combination of numbers signalled the end – or perhaps a new beginning – in 1666. But for some, this feverish period fuelled unprecedented inventiveness and development.
Catalogue
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The Royal Society and science in the 20th century, 22-23 April 2010 : papers from a conference for the Royal Society's 350 anniversary / edited by Peter Collins.
Date: 2010- Books
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Elements of the science of ethics, on the principles of natural philosophy. By John Bruce, A. M. Professor of Philosophy in the University, and Fellow of the Royal Society, of Edinburgh.
Bruce, John, 1745-1826.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Archives and manuscripts
British Institute of Radiology
British Institute of RadiologyDate: 20th centuryReference: SA/BIR- Archives and manuscripts
British Social Hygiene Council
British Social Hygiene CouncilDate: 20th centuryReference: SA/BSH- Books
Knowledge, networks and nations : global scientific collaboration in the 21st century / The Royal Society.
Royal Society (Great Britain)Date: [2011]