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Ernest Johnstone, paint manufacturer and Man City stalwart
Document Obituaries
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20 May 2020
Innovation
George Daniels: the world’s finest watchmaker
Kasper de Graaf
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10 April 2017
Innovation
Edward Jenner: The father of immunology
Kasper de Graaf
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10 April 2017
Innovation
Florence Nightingale: pioneer in statistics and data visualisation
Kasper de Graaf
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10 April 2017
Innovation
Eadweard Muybridge: pioneer in motion pictures
Kasper de Graaf
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10 April 2017
Innovation
Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet
Kasper de Graaf
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10 April 2017
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Flying and engineering were passions from an early age for Frank Whittle, who was admitted to the RAF at the second...
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Innovation
Ada Lovelace: the first computer programmer
Kasper de Graaf
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10 April 2017
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The only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace described her approach to mathematics as “poetical science” and herself...
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Innovation
Michael Faraday: “one of the greatest scientific discoverers of all time”
Kasper de Graaf
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10 April 2017
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Michael Faraday (1791-1867)“One of the greatest scientific discoverers of all time” Today’s digital revolution owes much to...
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Culture
Barbara Brown: the golden girl of Heal’s
Kasper de Graaf
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20 March 2017
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Asked about his slogan “I miss my pre-internet brain” in an interview with the FT, the artist Douglas Coupland observed: “I...
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Design
A voice, of sorts* – the life and art of Alan Kitching
Kasper de Graaf
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17 February 2017
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The sound of Celia Stothard fills the room at 19 Cleaver Street in Kennington, transporting me to years precociously spent in...
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People
Professor John Benyon, criminologist and passionate educator
Document Obituaries
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8 June 2016
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John Benyon was Professor of Political Studies at the University of Leicester from 1993 until his death on 19 May aged...
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Culture
“I did it any way”: what punk taught me
Malcolm Garrett
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25 February 2016
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Punk sprang up all around me in Manchester, seemingly in answer to questions I was already beginning to pose in early...
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People
Raj Loomba: the widows’ voice
Kasper de Graaf
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3 March 2011
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The lot of a widow is shocking in many parts of the world, the sorrow of losing her husband compounded by...
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Culture
Anne Boleyn: Mother of the Anglican Church
Kasper de Graaf
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21 August 2010
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She may not have given Henry VIII the male heir he thought so important but, apart from giving birth to arguably...
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Finsbury Park heritage programme concludes
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Kasper de Graaf
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10 October 2020
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In 2019-20, 2NQ – the community non-profit co-directed by Kasper de Graaf and Malcolm Garrett – delivered People + Heritage, a programme...
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XR to creatives: “Stop toxic!”
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10 July 2020
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We’ve been mesmerized by the COVID-19 pandemic for months. New problems have become apparent, but the old ones have not gone...
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Safe Space: art for vulnerable adults in lockdown
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25 May 2020
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Safe Space, a new art workshop programme for older or vulnerable adults and carers designed “for lockdown and beyond” is launching...
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Observations in paint: “What procedures?”
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25 May 2020
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Let's get this done Copyright © 2020 Simon Poulter What procedures? July 7, 2020
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