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Lived 1791 - 1867. Michael Faraday, who came from a very poor family, became one of the greatest scientists in history. His achievement was remarkable in a time when science was usually the preserve of people born into wealthy families. The unit of electrical capacitance is named the farad in his honor, with the symbol

Finest Hour 184, Second Quarter 2019 Page 29 By Hugo Vickers Hugo Vickers is a writer and broadcaster who has written biographies of many twentieth-century figures, including Elizabeth, The Queen […]

The Royal Society was founded in 1660 to promote scientific research. Through a process of trial and error, this completely new kind of institution slowly discovered how its ambitions might be achieved – often in ways unforeseen by its founders, writes Michael Hunter.

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The Royal Society on Instagram: “#OnThisDay in 1809, Charles Darwin was born. Darwin stands as a major figure in the history of science: he revolutionised our understanding…”

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