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London's <endeca_term>Science Museum</endeca_term> links tech history

London's Science Museum links tech history

...found in South Kensington. Plans for Beagle 3 remain unrealised.Photo credit: Science Museum See more tech photos on ZDNet UK Read more

4 March, 2011 by Jon Yeomans

Babbage's steampunk computer takes step toward reality

...London's Science Museum has begun work to underpin the creation of Charles Babbage's... Read more

22 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Photos: The world's first business computer turns 60

...years ago on Thursday, and today computer conservation enthusiasts gathered at London Science Museum to mark the anniversary at an event supported by Google. Photo... Read more

11 November, 2011 by Nick Heath

Colossus of computing conservation Tony Sale dies

...1950s", Clark said.Computer conservation In the 1980s, Sale worked at the Science Museum in London. In 1989, he helped set up the Computer Conservation... Read more

30 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Photos: One day, will these robots be a familiar sight in your home or office?

...Robots of all shapes and sizes gathered for an exhibition at the Science Museum in London this week. The Museum's Robotville exhibition showcased the... Read more

2 December, 2011 by Nick Heath
<endeca_term>Science Museum</endeca_term> throws Robotville parade

Science Museum throws Robotville parade

...The London Science Museum has opened its doors on a four-day display of 20... Read more

2 December, 2011 by Ben Woods
<endeca_term>Science Museum</endeca_term>'s Launchball 1.2

Science Museum's Launchball 1.2

...AND PLAYING USER GENERATED LEVELS ****The physics flavoured brain teaser from the Science Museum London, now crisp and new on iPhone and iPod Touch.Developed... Read more

21 July, 2011

Google funds Raspberry Pis, Arduinos for UK teachers

...teaching aids, chairman Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday. Speaking at London's Science Museum, Schmidt noted how computer science education was essential to the development... Read more

24 May, 2012

Tony Sale Award to recognise computer conservation

...Google for an undisclosed sum. The CCS is backed by BCS, the Science Museum, and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester Read more

8 May, 2012

Photos of the year: From weird datacentres to a 3D printer that prints chocolate

The Robotville exhibition at London Science Museum in December showcased the robots that could one day find their... Read more

21 December, 2011 by Nick Heath

£1m engineering prize for 'benefit to humanity'

...and engineers. Prime minister David Cameron told a launch ceremony at the Science Museum in London on Thursday that he hoped the prize would inspire... Read more

17 November, 2011

Obituary: Tony Sale, Colossus rebuilder

...computer restoration work blossomed in the late 1980s while working at the Science Museum. In 1989, he helped to set up the Computer Conservation Society... Read more

30 August, 2011

Do we need a computer museum in Cambridge?

...compete with The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) at Bletchley Park, The Science Museum in London, and other efforts, so it raises the obvious question... Read more

7 March, 2011
Qualcomm demos augmented reality apps

Qualcomm demos augmented reality apps

...app projects at the company's IQ 2010 event at London's Science Museum on Wednesday. The company says that it is working with a... Read more

9 September, 2010 by Ben Woods
James May's Science Stories 1.0.1

James May's Science Stories 1.0.1

...innovative new way to bring science to life! A partnership between the Science Museum in London, and world renowned television presenter James May, whether you... Read more

25 April, 2012

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