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From the collection Still of Lawrence Bragg
History of science

Plastics and rubbers

The peculiar properties of natural and artificial plastics.

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From the collection Still of Lawrence Bragg
History of science

Reflection, refraction and polarization of light

The bending and bouncing of light.

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From the collection A still from one of Lawrence Bragg's lectures
History of science

Young and the wave theory of light

Lawrence Bragg discusses and demonstrates the competing theories of light.

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From the collection Still of Lawrence Bragg
History of science

Waves and vibrations

A pulsating journey through the nature of waves.

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From the collection Still of Lawrence Bragg
History of science

Surfaces

Getting under the skin of surface tension, friction and lubrication.

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From the collection Still of Lawrence Bragg
History of science

Plastics and rubbers

The peculiar properties of natural and artificial plastics.

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From the collection Still of Lawrence Bragg
History of science

Atoms and molecules

An exploration of the atoms and molecules that make up our world.

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From the collection Still of Lawrence Bragg
History of science

Magnetism part three

The story of magnetism continues with another set of vivid demonstrations.

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From the collection A still of Lawrence Bragg
History of science

Magnetism part one

An introduction to the history and applications of magnetism.

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From the collection Two angles of a sample of benzene, one full view and one close up
History of science

Michael Faraday's sample of benzene

Isolated for the first time in 1825 this hydrocarbon is now an important raw material in manufacturing dyes, explosives, rubber

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