History of Physics Group - Index to Memorials

Memorials in Great Britain

A useful guide is the "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", published by the Oxford University Press, or you can consult the free web index. Oxfordshire residents can access all the biographies freely via thier Public LIbrary

Science and scientists on Postage Stamps
Memorials in Churches or Museums
- Statues in the Oxford University Museum.
- Scientists in Westminster Abbey, London
Memorials set up by Societies
- IOP Blue plaques, and IOP rooms at Headquarters 76 Portland Place
- Oxfordshire Plaques Board
  descriptions of some of these can be found in a pocket size book
  "The Oxford Plaque Guide" by Elizabeth Jean Warr published by the History Press
  ISBN 978 0 7524 5687 4 first published 2011
- RSC plaques in the Thames Valley
Memorials to individuals
- Robert Hooke
memorials on Science Walks
- Birmingham University Blue Plaque Trail. This includes the statues decoarating the main buildings on the Edgbaston Campus and blue plaques to former staff such as Frisch, Peierls, Oliphant, Poynting, Randle and Boot inventors of the cavity Magnetron.
  A leaflet giving full details of the walk with a map can be downlowded from the site.
- Oxford Virtual Science Walk
  - Plaques to Boyle and Hooke, Halley, Roger Bacon
  - Christopher Wren's sundial in All Souls Great Quad. He was Savilian Professor of Astronomy 1161 to 1673
  - Plaques indside Merton College, John Bainbridge, first Savilian Professor of Astronomy
  - A drawing of Henry Moseley holding some of his apparatus is on the page describing the Museum of the History of Science

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