Writing on London, Scientific & Technological History
I write articles, book reviews, blogs etc.
Contact Me
You can see below my range of interests and knowledge - from chemistry to cats, and from sewers to space probes.
Could I write for you? Please get in touch.
Could I write for you? Please get in touch.
I have two books to offer a publisher -
one of London walks, and another on
civil & mechanical engineering history.
For the Royal Institution of Great Britain
L's Royal Institution Blogs
Connecting people to the world of science since 1799.
I have also written blogs for the Royal Institution's website. Click below to find links to these.
For Londonist.com
"Upbeat and eclectic, Londonist is created by a diverse team of contributors who share a passion for London."
How Gravity Was Measured in London
Early Christmas Lectures at the RI
London History in 10 Manhole Covers
Churchill's Wartime Wizards
Chemical Elements Discovered in London
A Stroll Through London in 1817
Celebrating the Wrong Londoners?
The Skip Garden
Londoners Helped Space Exploration
Buckland's Brandy Drinking Porpoise
A Beaufort Scale for Pub Cats
London Turned Purple by Perkin
Life of Pie (Pie Charts) in London
3 Things Learnt at Lectures That Week
A History of London's Lighting Mapped
London's Meteorologists Mapped
How TV was invented in London
Mrs Marshall's Victorian Recipes
Invented in Paris Before London
London Architecture (Medieval/Tudor)
London Architecture (Georgian/Victorian)
Fascinating Horse Facts About London
Triva About the History of London Trivia
Sewage History - More Than Bazalgette
Strange Ships Built on the Thames
Sir John Lubbock, a Hyperactive Victorian
A Victorian Science Museum
London Sewer Stories
London Rats' Tales
An Aircraft Carrier Made of Ice
Royal Societies, Institutions & Academies
200 Years of Forensic Scientists in London
Londoners on the Moon
London's Other Great Stink (1886)
London's Slums in 1861
"Upbeat and eclectic, Londonist is created by a diverse team of contributors who share a passion for London."
How Gravity Was Measured in London
Early Christmas Lectures at the RI
London History in 10 Manhole Covers
Churchill's Wartime Wizards
Chemical Elements Discovered in London
A Stroll Through London in 1817
Celebrating the Wrong Londoners?
The Skip Garden
Londoners Helped Space Exploration
Buckland's Brandy Drinking Porpoise
A Beaufort Scale for Pub Cats
London Turned Purple by Perkin
Life of Pie (Pie Charts) in London
3 Things Learnt at Lectures That Week
A History of London's Lighting Mapped
London's Meteorologists Mapped
How TV was invented in London
Mrs Marshall's Victorian Recipes
Invented in Paris Before London
London Architecture (Medieval/Tudor)
London Architecture (Georgian/Victorian)
Fascinating Horse Facts About London
Triva About the History of London Trivia
Sewage History - More Than Bazalgette
Strange Ships Built on the Thames
Sir John Lubbock, a Hyperactive Victorian
A Victorian Science Museum
London Sewer Stories
London Rats' Tales
An Aircraft Carrier Made of Ice
Royal Societies, Institutions & Academies
200 Years of Forensic Scientists in London
Londoners on the Moon
London's Other Great Stink (1886)
London's Slums in 1861
For London Historians
A club for those who would like to find out more about the city's history.
Articles
Horse Meat Scandal
On Telescopes and Microscopes
Electric Light
A Statue for Mrs Davis? (Crimea Nurse)
Hot Dogs and Frozen Fish (Dr Fordyce) ---------scroll to foot of linked newsletter
Enlightened Thinking in the 1700s (RSA)
Westminster Dean Streets & Mean Streets
Pamphleteers (Social Media c.1800)
Book Reviews etc.
London City of Science Museum Gallery
Money for Nothing, South Sea Bubble
