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The Building Blocks of Science

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5: The Royal Institution
Founded by Count Rumford in 1799, the Royal
Institution's constitution states that it should teach
"the application of science to the common purpose of life." Paul Murdin perambulates with Michael Faraday. Humphry Davy and other luminaries of British natural philosophy.

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Unknown:
Paul Murdin
Unknown:
Michael Faraday.
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Humphry Davy
Source: Radio Times

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