Search Results for "John Theophilus Desaguliers"
Gray and gold
history of scienceVirginia Mills reviews the career of Stephen Gray FRS, ‘father of electricity’ and first recipient of ºìÌÒÊÓƵ's Copley Medal.
Perpetual motion
history of scienceVirginia Mills looks back through the archives at attempts to solve an impossible problem.
Circus of science
history of scienceVisitors to ºìÌÒÊÓƵ's home in the eighteenth century included a strongman, a talking dog, and the original snake-oil salesman.