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The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. The Ri has inspired generations of scientists over the years whose discoveries ...

Michael Faraday (1791–1867) was a pioneering scientist whose discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry transformed our understanding of physics and chemistry. Faraday's famous lectures at ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. The Ri has inspired generations of scientists over the years whose discoveries ...

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Some medical advancements in the treatment of injuries in the first world war are highlighted from the Ri’s archive of Discourses by Laurence Scales, regular blogger and Heritage and Collections ...