Posts Tagged ‘electricity’
Ermen & Engels Cotton Mill, Engelskirchen, Germany
“Under Tension” is the motto of this museum and its fascinating programme of exhibitions and activities which show the direct effects of industrialisation on the everyday lives of people in the factories and at home. [Read More]
Technorama, Winterthur, Switzerland
The Swiss Science Center offers a fun day out for all the family, less than an hour’s drive from the business and cultural hub of Zurich. [Read More]
Folsom Powerhouse, California, United States
The Folsom Powerhouse was one of the first working examples of hydroelectric power in the world, all the more impressive considering that was back in 1895. [Read More]
The Geysers, California, United States
The Geysers power plant is an awesome example of science meeting innovation for a great cause – a huge geothermal power plant that generates electricity in an environmentally-responsible way. [Read More]
Kelmscott House, London, United Kingdom
This Hammersmith mansion now houses a museum dedicated to the work of the artist and writer William Morris who lived here between 1879 and 1896, but we would also point out to the more technologically-minded visitor that it was the birthplace of the telegraph. [Read More]
Wheatstone’s House, London, United Kingdom
Charles Wheatstone, who gave his name to the Wheatstone Bridge, a method of testing electrical resistance, lived here. [Read More]
Danish Museum of Electricity, Bjerringbro, Denmark
The Danish Museum of Electricity explores the science, technology and history of electricity and energy. [Read More]
Benjamin Franklin House, London, United Kingdom
Benjamin Franklin lived in this house in London’s Craven St for sixteen years in the run-up to the American Revolution — it is culturally significant as the only surviving house the Founding Father and scientist lived in. [Read More]
Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, United Kingdom
The tiny lighthouse that still stands at Trinity Buoy Wharf was originally a training ground for lighthouse keepers and is the only lighthouse in London. [Read More]
St Augustine, Watling Street, London, United Kingdom
Michael Faraday belonged to a dissenting sect called the Glasites and worshipped in several locations around London, but he had to marry in an Anglican church, close to where St Paul’s Cathedral now stands. [Read More]
