Blog History of science Timeline of the Ri Explore the history of the Ri with this interactive timeline. Timeline of the Ri Read more
From the collection History of science John Tyndall's blue sky apparatus Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? The answer was first discovered over 150 years ago right here at the Royal John Tyndall's blue sky apparatus Read more
From the collection History of science Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile The first electrical battery, invented by Volta in 1800 in Genoa, Italy. This voltaic pile, made before 1813, was presented to Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile Read more
From the collection History of science James Dewar's vacuum flask Dewar’s first-ever vacuum flask. Created in 1892 to hold liquefied gases at extremely low temperatures, this object is the James Dewar's vacuum flask Read more
From the collection History of science Michael Faraday's gold colloids These liquids are some of the first examples of metallic gold colloids, made by Michael Faraday over 150 years ago. Michael Faraday's gold colloids Read more
From the collection History of science Humphry Davy's miners' safety lamp The first ever prototype of Davy’s miner’s safety lamp. Created in 1815, it prevented the methane gas present in the depths of Humphry Davy's miners' safety lamp Read more
From the collection History of science Michael Faraday's electric magnetic rotation apparatus (motor) The first surviving Faraday apparatus, dating from 1822, demonstrates his work in magnetic rotation. Faraday used this mercury Michael Faraday's electric magnetic rotation apparatus (motor) Read more
From the collection History of science Michael Faraday's generator Faraday created the first transformer in August 1831. A few months later he designed and made this simple piece of apparatus Michael Faraday's generator Read more
From the collection History of science Michael Faraday's ring-coil apparatus Made by Faraday in his laboratory in the basement of the Royal Institution in August 1831, thus creating the first ever electric Michael Faraday's ring-coil apparatus Read more
Blog History of science The birth of electric motion As we celebrate the bicentenary of Faraday's invention of the electric motor in 1821, our Head of Heritage and Collections The birth of electric motion Read more
