Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
Physics: Its Birth in Greek Ionia This lecture discusses the pioneering physical theories of Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras and Democritus.
A Very Brief History of Computing, 1948-2015 The world's first modern computer, in Manchester in 1948, was...
LGBT Rights: Overcoming a Colonial Legacy Historically lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have been...
English Architecture and the First World War The First World War had a devastating effect on Britain...