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John Davy (1790-1868)

John Davy was a medical doctor and the younger brother of Humphry Davy.

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Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829)

Humphry Davy was a chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp. He was director of the Ri

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William Henry Bragg (1862-1942)

William Henry Bragg was a physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman who shared a Nobel Prize with his son Lawrence

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William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971)

William Lawrence Bragg was a physicist and X-ray crystallographic, known for discovering Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction.

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Person Kate Hamilton

Kate Hamilton

Appointed Trustee – April 2021

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Person Renato Lulia

Renato Lulia

Elected Trustee – May 2020

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Person Angela Seddon

Angela Seddon

Elected Trustee – May 2020

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Person Suze Kundu

Suze Kundu

Elected Trustee – May 2020

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Lucinda Hunt

Director of the Royal Institution 2020-2022

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Christopher Potter

Appointed Trustee – September 2019

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