Royal Institution facts for kids
The Royal Institution of Great Britain (usually the Royal Institution or RI) is an organisation devoted to scientific education and research, based in London.
The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 by the leading British scientists of the age, including Henry Cavendish. Its purpose was to:
- "diffuse the knowledge, and facilitate the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life".
Directors of the R.I. have included some of the greatest scientists, including Humphrey Davy, Michael Faraday, Sir William Henry Bragg and Sir William Lawrence Bragg, Max Perutz and John Kendrew. Fifteen Directors have won Nobel Prizes.
Images for kids
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Michael Faraday's 1856 Christmas Lecture
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The exterior of the Royal Institution in 2011
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The Royal Institution Lecture Theatre. Here Michael Faraday first demonstrated electromagnetism.
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Royal Institution. Faraday Museum. Faraday's original 1850s laboratory
See also
In Spanish: Royal Institution para niños
