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The Oxford Museum of the History of Science
20 November 2012 | by A couple of weekends ago, I had the opportunity to take a look around the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford. There were lots of interesting exhibits but here are a few that caught my eye.
First, a blackboard. A smart scientist called Albert Einstein visited Oxford. During his lecture – he used this blackboard. I was really thrilled to see Einstein’s writing.
The formula? I’m not an expert, but I believe it shows the age of the Universe. The result of which holds up pretty well.
Here’s a beautiful Marconiphone receiver.
And a Marconi transmitter!
Look at this gorgeous morse key! A ‘grasshopper’ design. Never seen anything like it.
An excellent visit! Highly recommended if you’re in the Oxford area.
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Yes, Tim G4VXE, members of ODARS, Oxford and District Amateur Radio Society supported the Museum in setting up the exhibition which displayed the acquisition of the Marconi collection, running a Special Event Station at the museum, GB4MHS. We met Marconi’s daughter and grandson too. We normally run GB4MHS on Marconi Day too. Our Chairman is a guide to the Museum.
I visited last Summer. It was a very interesting museum. A must-see for science nerds visiting the area.
You can look at a lot of the Marconi collection online. I particularly enjoyed seeing this piece:
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/search/displayrecord/?mode=displaymixed&module=ecatalogue&invnumber=53586&irn=15937&query=parabola
Marconi’s parabolic transmitter, ca. 1896. I guess that is the oldest “radio equipment” I have ever seen.
Thanks for sharing your visit.
Few weeks ago my wife and I visited Boston had nothing to do with radio but seeing how American history was started was great.