What Are Hulks?
Discover some of the abandoned ships that line England’s coast and rivers.
Tag: Science and Discovery
The Discovery of the Rooswijk Shipwreck
The wreck of the Rooswijk, which sunk in 1740, was discovered off the Kent coast in 2005.
6 Inspirational Women Engineers from History
These pioneering women led the way in making engineering a career choice for all women.
The Story of the Dambusters: Operation Chastise, May 1943
From bouncing marbles across a garden water butt to the development of a deadly bouncing bomb, discover the extraordinary story of the Dambusters’ raid.
Radiowaves to Fibre-optics: The Evolution of Wireless Technology
The first electrical communication system was introduced in England in the 1830s.
The History of the English Science Lab
The modern laboratory emerged in the 1680s when the University of Oxford built the first Ashmolean Museum.
The Story Behind the World’s First Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell developed the world’s first working telephone, receiving a patent on the 7 March 1876.
How Engineer John Logie Baird Invented Television
Television was born in a rented attic in London’s Soho on 2 October 1925.
5 Firsts that changed the world
England’s historic places have seen some of the world’s most important scientific advances and discoveries – what must it have been like to be the first?
Saving Lives with Clocks and Telescopes
Louise Devoy, Curator, tells us why Royal Museums Greenwich have nominated the Royal Observatory as one of 100 buildings and places that tell England’s Story.