Science Museum, London
The Science Museum is a major museum in London founded in 1857 and today is one of the city’s major tourist attractions.
The Science Museum now holds over 300,000 items; it also contains hundreds of interactive exhibits.
Highlights of the Science Museum, London
Stephenson’s Rocket
Stephenson’s Rocket was an early steam locomotive built for the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1829 to choose the best design to power the railway.
The Rocket, designed by Robert Stephenson, won the trials, and although it was not the first steam locomotive, it was the most advanced locomotive of its day.
It is a famous example of locomotives’ evolving design that became the template for most steam engines in the following 150 years.
The locomotive had a tall smokestack chimney, a cylindrical boiler, and a separate firebox at the rear.
The large front pair of wooden wheels was driven by two external cylinders set at an angle. The smaller rear wheels were not coupled to the driving wheels.
Science Museum, London
- Museum: Science Museum, London
- City: London
- Established: 1857
- Location: Exhibition Road, London, United Kingdom
Science Museum, London – Map
Science Museum, London – Virtual Views
Science Museum, London – Virtual Views
Science Museum, London – Virtual Views
Science Museum, London
Explore London’s Museums and Heritage Sites
- The British Museum
- The National Gallery, London
- Tate Britain
- The Wallace Collection
- The Victoria and Albert Museum
- Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
- Courtauld Gallery
- Tate Modern, London
- Science Museum, London
- National Portrait Gallery, London
- Natural History Museum
- Charles Dickens Museum
- Hampton Court Palace
- Sherlock Holmes Museum
- British Library
- Imperial War Museum
Science Museum, London
Science Museum, London
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“Museums should be places where you raise questions, not just show stuff.”
– William Thorsell
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