Experimented Collection

Alexandra Palace, the home of the B. B. C. The large transmitt
Alexandra Palace as the home of the B.B.C television service in 1936 showing the mast and transmitting aerials for vision and sound

Fiesole
A landscape artwork of the town of Fiesole, a commune of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. Leonardo da Vinci was documented to have experimented with early flying models on the hills of

Startling Stories - When New York Vanished by Henry Kuttner. A large robotic alien insect is imprisoned under a glass dome and is being experimented on by two male scientists

Russell Lupins (Lupinus Polyphyllus), named after Yorkshire gardener George Russell, who experimented with lupins, crossing varieties to create brighter colours. Date: 1950s

Broadcasting a violin recital with sound and vision. Two television cameras record the performer from different angles. The microphone is suspended to obtain the sound recording

E. M. I camers recording a scene on the lawns of Alexandra Pal
The E.M.I camera recording a scene. The E.M.I camera was one of the methods that the B.B.C experimented with for its live broadcasts

The control room of the Baird apparatus, showing the vision
Scene in the heart of the control room of the Baird apparatus. Special tests of reception of the B.B.C from Alexandra Palace of synchronised television

Fore Street, Hatfield Hertfordshire, in which James, 2nd Marquis of Salisbury, first experimented with wood block paving, a pioneer in this type of road surfacing

Science / Galvani / Electric
Galvani experimented with static electricity to show the current stimulated nerves and muscles of frogs and other animals

Denis Papin / Trade Card
DENIS PAPIN French physicist who experimented with hydraulics and pneumatic transmission of power

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