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From the collection A still from the movement of a magnetic fluid and other film trims archival films

History of science

Movement of a magnetic fluid and other film trims

The movement of a magnetic fluid underneath a glass plate under a microscope.

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From the collection A still from the 50 years a winner video

History of science

50 years a winner

In 1965 the BBC commissioned this programme to celebrate the 50th anniversary of William Lawrence Bragg winning the Nobel Prize

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From the collection A demonstration of Michael Faraday’s lines of force

History of science

Demonstration of Michael Faraday’s lines of force

A silent excerpt from an educational film describing Michael Faraday’s discovery of lines of force.

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From the collection Exterior of the Ri building,

Davy Faraday Research Laboratory staff on the roof

A short film taken on a handheld cine camera, showing the staff of the Davy Faraday Research Laboratory on the roof of the Royal

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1931 Faraday celebration film

An appreciation speech from William Henry Bragg on the importance of Michael Faraday, recorded in the Engineering Laboratory of

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From the collection A crowd of people

History of science

Prelude to power: The story of Faraday and the induction ring

This black and white film from the late 1950s details the scientific researches of Michael Faraday undertaken at the Royal

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Bubble rafts

A selection of experiments with bubble rafts modelling the behaviour of close-packed crystal structures, a technique pioneered

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From the collection still from the soap film series, with printed text saying 'THE COLOURS OF SOAP FILMS' written in cursive

History of science

Exploring the Colours of Soap Films in Motion

This film, possibly made at the Royal Institution in the early 1930s by A.S.G. Lawrence, demonstrates the colours produced in

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