Michael Faraday achieved electromagnetic induction here at the Ri for the first time #OnThisDay in 1831.
His work revolutionised our understanding of electricity and led to the development of electric generators, motors, inductors & transformers pic.twitter.com/2aO3vCUcG0
— Royal Institution (@Ri_Science) August 29, 2018
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on: August 29, 2018 at 06:39AM
On this day in 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to visit space in Vostok 1. Thankfully, by 1961 space suits had developed beyond this early Michelin Man-esque design. @YurisNight
Image from ‘Suiting Up For Space: The Evolution of the Space Suit’ by Lloyd Mallan, 1971 pic.twitter.com/rJg8GoILf9
— Royal Institution (@Ri_Science) April 12, 2018
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on: April 12, 2018 at 03:10PM