Royal Institution

Royal Institution
a British organization established in 1799 with the aim of teaching science to the public through talks and experiments. Its past directors have included Michael Faraday and Humphrey Davy, and Faraday’s scientific equipment is kept at the Institution’s buildings in London. The most famous of its public talks is the Christmas Lecture for Young People, started in 1826 and now shown every Christmas on British television.

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