Mathematics
The Royal Society
The Royal Society for the promotion of natural knowledge is one of Britain’s longest standing organisations, its members some of the worlds most brilliant minds.
Read MoreCodes and Deciphering that Changed the Course of History
The work of code makers and code breakers has had an enormous impact in determining the course of history.
Read MoreAda Lovelace 1815 – 1852 and the first computer programme
Aususta Ada Lovelace was a brilliant mathematician who took Charles Babbage’s analytical machine a step further, so why don’t we know more about her?
Read MoreStephen Hawkings, Great Physicist, Charles Babbage, Great Mathematician
Celebrate the lives of great scientists and mathematicians starting with Charles Babbage
Read MoreCrane Court new home found for Royal Society by Sir Isaac Newton in 1710
Sir Isaac finds a new home for the Royal Society and Sir Christopher Wren does-up one of the rooms…
Read MoreNewton states laws of motion and gravity in Principia Mathematica 1686-1687
Newtorn’s major work impacts on thinking of the Enlightenment’s philosophers and social reform…the world is not the centre of the universe!
Read MoreCaptain Cook 1728 – 1779
An amazing wealth of geographical and scientific knowledge resulted from the expeditions undertaken by Captain Cook and his crew. They were pivotal in advancing Britain’s colonial aspirations
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