Architect, artist & multi-disciplinary creative Rebeca Ramos reflects on the Create the Trophy competition for The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering and how it is inspiring the next generation of creative innovators.
Assistant Curator Heather Bennett takes a look at the remarkable life and achievements of engineer Verena Holmes.
To celebrate HM The Queen’s platinum Jubilee, we’ll be looking back at her longstanding relationship with the Science Museum, spanning over 8 decades.
Assistant Curator Heather Bennett introduces us to the James Webb Space Telescope, launching today.
Today marks the 100th birthday of Mary Jackson, NASA’s first black female engineer and one of their ‘Hidden Figures’.
On the anniversary of James Watt’s birth, volunteer Nick Gudde examines Watt’s impact on business and buttons. Recent research has added to our understanding of Watt’s life and work, find out more via our Open For All blog series.
Flushing toilets are a staple of our modern lives, but what we now take for granted is still a relatively new technological innovation. Assistant Curator Kerry Grist explores their fascinating history.
Space curator Doug Millard explores the upcoming NASA mission to Mars, and how this will pave the way for future exploration of the red planet.
As the Hope mission to Mars prepares to launch, we spoke to the spacecraft lead about the mission.
For over 5000 years alloys have been vital to innovation, science and technology. Assistant Curator Emma MacNicol explores some of the uses of these remarkable metals.
Over 400 school pupils packed into the Science Museum IMAX Theatre in London on 16 October for a special Q&A with the UK’s first European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake.
We explore the life and work of James Watt.