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Science for the nation : perspectives on the history of the Science Museum

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Infected by the bacillus of science : the explosion of South Kensington / Robert Bud
The first years : the Science Museum at war and peace / Tom Scheinfeldt
The Science Museum and the Second World War / Thad Parsons III
Ambition and anxiety : the Science Museum, 1950-1983 / Scott Anthony
Parallax error? : a participant's account of the Science Museum, c.1980-c.2000 / Timothy Boon
Waves of change : how the Science Museum's library rose, fell and rose again / Nicholas Wyatt
'A worthy and suitable house' : the Science Museum buildings and the temporality of space / David Rooney
Exhibiting science : changing conceptions of Science Museum display / Andrew Nahum
Beyond the Children's Gallery : the influence of children on the development of the Science Museum / Anna Bunney
'An effective organ of public enlightenment' : the role of temporary exhibitions in the Science Museum / Peter J.T. Morris
Collecting for the Science Museum : constructing the collections, the culture and the institution / Robert Bud
Behind the scenes : housing the collections / John Liffen
The international context and the context of internationalism / Tom Scheinfeldt
Afterword : a speech made at the dinner to celebrate the centenary of the Science Museum on 11 June 2009 by Professor Chris Rapley CBE, director of the Science Museum
Appendix 1. Temporary (special) exhibitions, 1912-1983 / Peter J.T. Morris and Eduard von Fischer
Appendix 2. Table of senior staff at the Science Museum, 1893-2000
Appendix 3. Visitor figures for the Science Museum, 1909-2008.

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