Silicon — Not to be confused with the silicon containing synthetic polymer silicone. aluminium ← silicon → phosphorus C ↑ Si ↓ Ge … Wikipedia
List of places with "Silicon" names — The following is a list of places with Silicon names, that is, places whose names were (or seemed to be) inspired by the Silicon Valley nickname given to part of the San Francisco Bay Area:* Brazilian Silicon Valley Campinas, Brazil * Cwm Silicon … Wikipedia
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom — Until 1982, the main civil telecommunications system in the UK was a state monopoly known (since reorganisation in 1969) as Post Office Telecommunications. Broadcasting of radio and television was a duopoly of the BBC and Independent Broadcasting … Wikipedia
National Museum of Science and Industry — The National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI)[1] is a collection of British museums, comprising: The Science Museum, incorporating the Science Museum Library and the Wellcome collections of the history of medicine at South Kensington in… … Wikipedia
Royal Institution — Christmas Lectures 1856 The Royal Institution of Great Britain (often abbreviated as the Royal Institution or RI) is an organization devoted to scientific education and research, based in London. Contents … Wikipedia
National Space Centre — For the government agency, see British National Space Centre. Coordinates: 52°39′16″N 1°07′57″W / 52.6543139°N 1.1324064°W / … Wikipedia
Royal Society of Chemistry — Formation 1980 (1841)[1] Type Learned society … Wikipedia
Medical Research Council (UK) — Medical Research Council MRC logo Abbreviation MRC Formation 1913 Legal status Government agency Purpose/focus … Wikipedia
Natural Environment Research Council — Abbreviation NERC Formation 1965 Legal status Government agency Purpose/focus Funding of UK environmental science research Headquarters Po … Wikipedia
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures — Michael Faraday delivering a Christmas Lecture in 1856. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825. The lectures present… … Wikipedia
