Formed as a merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry. It carries out research, publishes journals, books and databases as wellas hosting conferences, seminars and workshops. It is the professional body for chemistry in the U.K.
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Royal Socity of Chemistry
Near this site Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, Raymond Gosling, Alexander...
J.A.R. Newlands, 1837 - 1898, chemist and discoverer of the periodic law for ...
Professor The Lord Porter of Luddenham OM PRS (1920 - 2002). 1985 - 2002 Chai...
Royal Society of Chemistry National Historic Chemical Landmark Former site ...
RSC advancing the chemical sciences, national chemical landmark, Sir Derek Ba...
Biochemist. Born Frederick Gowland Hopkins at 16 Marine Parade, Eastbourne. He studied at Guy's Hospital, where he received the University of London gold medal. In 1897 he became the first lecturer...
Philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Netherlands.
Born Birmingham. Initially worked on improved methods of electroplating. 1856 patented Parkesine, a celluloid recognised as the first man-made plastic (chewing gum, shellac and natural rubber are a...
Physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer.
Chemist. Born Penzance. Wrote "Researches, Chemical and Philosophical". Discovered potassium, sodium, barium, strontium, etc. Invented the safety lamp for coal miners.
Author of over 50 delightful novels. Born at 16 Keppel Street. Worked for the GPO (General Post Office) 1834 - 59 and introduced the free-standing postbox ('pillar box') to the UK, an idea stolen f...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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