World renowned physicist Jim Gates describes his efforts to follow such a path and create a clearer understanding to a theory ...

Simon Godwin has extensive experience and expertise in finance and the financial services sectors. An accomplished Chief Financial Officer, Simon was a founding Partner at Fundsmith, the fund manager.

Professor of Chemistry, 1963-1966 Fullerian Professor of Chemistry, 1966-1988 Director, 1966-1986 Director of the DFRL, 1966-1986 Emeritus Professor, 1988-2002 Born in Stainforth, Yorkshire, he ...

Lawrence Bragg begins by outlining the two contesting theories of light held in the eighteenth century: the particles theory and the wave theory. This he follows with a description and demonstration ...

From the first electrical transformer to the tube that told us why the sky is blue, view the actual objects scientists of the Royal Institution built in some of the world's most famous experiments.

What is the birthday paradox, and how can you work out the probability of how many people in a group will share a birthday? It's the Ri's 224th birthday, and we want to throw a big bash to celebrate.

Humphry Davy was a chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp. He was director of the Ri from 1801–1825. Born in Penzance, Sir Humphry Davy attended Truro ...

Why join the Royal Institution as a member? The Ri is a charity that brings the public and scientists together to share their interest and passion for science. We empower people to explore and get ...

Dr Chris van Tulleken reveals the revolutionary science inside our bodies when we eat, in the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution, supported by CGI. Practising NHS doctor and leading ...

Lawrence Bragg first compares naturally and artificially produced plastics and describes their structure. Demonstrations illustrate how simple molecules, by chemical reaction, are transformed into ...

The first ever prototype of Davy’s miner’s safety lamp. Created in 1815, it prevented the methane gas present in the depths of the mines from reacting with the flame and exploding. Following a number ...

An early example of a chemical battery made up of a stack of plates of two different metals on a wooden base held in place by three glass rods and sandwiched with blotting paper. To use the battery ...