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Royal Socity of Chemistry

Categories: Science

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

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DNA at Kings

Near this site Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, Raymond Gosling, Alexander...

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John Newlands

J.A.R. Newlands, 1837 - 1898, chemist and discoverer of the periodic law for ...

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Lord Porter

Professor The Lord Porter of Luddenham OM PRS (1920 - 2002). 1985 - 2002 Chai...

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Royal College of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry National Historic Chemical Landmark Former site ...

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Sir Derek Barton

RSC advancing the chemical sciences, national chemical landmark, Sir Derek Ba...

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Karl Pearson

Karl Pearson

Pioneer statistician and eugenicist. Born 14 Albion Road, Islington. Had a long-running feud with his successor as Galton Professor of Eugenics at University College London, Roland Fisher. Died whi...

Person, Race Issues, Science

1 memorial
James Maxwell

James Maxwell

Developed the electromagnetic theory, unifying previous unrelated results. Born Edinburgh. Professor of Natural Philosophy at King's College London, 1860 - 65. Died Cambridge. Buried near Castle Do...

Person, Science, Scotland

2 memorials
Sir John Lubbock

Sir John Lubbock

Banker, politician and scientific writer. Born at 29 Eaton Place. He went into his father's banking business at the age of 14 and became a partner in 1856. Entered parliament in 1870, and succeeded...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial
Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasia...

Person, Science, Seriously Famous

1 memorial
Sir William Ramsay

Sir William Ramsay

Born at 2 Queen's Crescent, Glasgow. he studied in Tübingen and Glasgow. Following the discovery of helium, it occurred to him that there was room in the periodic table for a new eighth group of el...

Person, Science, Germany, Scotland

1 memorial

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Aubrey House

Aubrey House

W8, Aubrey Road and Aubrey Walk

London County Council Aubrey House stands on the site of Kensington Wells an early 18th century spa. Former residents include, Sir Edward...

7 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Diana Dors

Diana Dors

Actor and singer. Born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon. She was promoted as the English Marilyn Monroe, and at the age of 16, joined J. Arthur Rank's charm school appearing in many of his films. She at...

Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Theatre, USA

1 memorial
A. H. Cole

A. H. Cole

Serviceman killed in WW1

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Leonard Montefiore

Leonard Montefiore

Author and philanthropist. Leonard Abraham Montefiore was born Kensington.  Grand nephew to Moses.  Was a friend of Oscar Wilde when they were both at Oxford University.  Chief assistant to Samuel ...

Person, Gender Issues, Philanthropy, USA

1 memorial
Downhills air raid shelter attack

Downhills air raid shelter attack

The shelter which contained about 300 people, suffered a direct hit at about 10.30 pm on 19 September 1940. More than 100 people were injured in the attack. 42 people were killed:14 men, 24 women a...

Event, Tragedy

1 memorial