Category Archives: Science
Computer Says: “Yes!” – Science in Manchester
Next tour: Fri 19 October 2018 (during the Science Festival). Meet: Manchester Art Gallery, 11.30am. Bring: A one-atom thick slice of graphene. End: Somewhat closer to gaining a Nobel Prize. “The switch was pressed and immediately the spots on the display tube … Continue reading
The Mad Inventors of Manchester
Tour superseded by “10 Manchester Inventions That Shook the World”. Please see relevant page.
John Dalton – Father of Science
Next tour: Sat 20 October 2018 (Science Festival tours). Meet: Art Gallery entrance, 2.30pm. Most scientists do well to dominate thinking in one discipline; John Dalton came up with three. Arriving in Manchester in 1793 to teach maths, he engaged … Continue reading
Alan Turing – Tortured Genius of the Computer Age
Next free walking tour: Sat 8 June 2024, 11am. Meeting Place: Manchester Museum entrance, Oxford Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Alan Turing has gone down in history as the man who didn’t invent the computer! … Continue reading
