The NPL's history page concentrates on their work (e.g. they weighed Concorde, no mean feat) rather than their buildings. NPL began its life housed in the former royal residence, Bushy House, in Bushy Park. This photo shows the grand opening of the Queens Road Gates in 1925.
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National Physical Laboratory stone war memorial
The National Archive BIS War Memorials has research about all the names on th...
NPL - Golden Jubilee
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Guglielmo Marconi
Born Bologna. Arrived in London, with his mother, in 1896 to patent his method of communication without wires. In 1897 he established the Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company, which survived und...
4 memorials
Alexander R. Stokes
Worked on DNA X-ray diffraction studies 1953 at King's College London with Franklin, Gosling, Wilkins and Wilson. Born Macclesfield.
2 memorials
Earl of Rosse, William Parsons
Amateur astronomer. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1951.Born York.
1 memorial
Dr Richard Price
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1 memorial
Sir Hans Sloane
Physician, benefactor of the British Museum and an early benefactor to the Chelsea Physic Garden. Responsible for the addition of milk to chocolate to produce a palatable drink. Born Killyleagh, Ir...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, Race Issues, Science, Ireland
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Robert Hunt
Vicar. Born circa 1568. He was chaplain to the Jamestown Settlement.
1 memorial
John Fettes
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1 memorial
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1 memorial
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G. W. Kendall, MD, BCH
Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1911-1942. Officer in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
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