Most London walking tours seem to deal with pub , macabre histories of pestilence and slaying or , more lately , Sherlock Holmesmania . So , I was happy to seethis tour maphighlighting some of the urban center ’s most important — and challenging — scientific breakthroughs .
The map traverse five centuries , including alchemy , Ben Franklin ’s lightning perch experiments , John Snow ’s investigating of Asiatic cholera , and the spot where Leo Szilard is said to have conceived of the nuclear bomb .
Even if you ca n’t go on the duty tour yourself , the online interactive map is very well done . I hope to see it spread out to encompass even more material in the close hereafter .
Visit the interactive tour ofLondon ’s Greatest Scientific Experiments
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