The Royal Society was founded in 1660 to promote scientific research. Through a process of trial and error, this completely new kind of institution slowly discovered how its ambitions might be achieved – often in ways unforeseen by its founders, writes Michael Hunter.
Though they originated in China, it was in the capitals of early modern Europe that fireworks flourished. They united art and science in awesome displays of poltical might, as Simon Werrett explains.
John Etty shows the vital importance of aviation in the Stalinist Soviet Union.
Nick Poyntz looks at the ways in which mobile phone 'apps' can bring historical insight to our everyday environment.
The enormous growth in user-generated content made possible by such developments as the wiki, presents exciting opportunities as well as potential perils for historians, as Nick Poyntz explains.
Nick Poyntz looks at the ways in which the ubiquitous search engine is changing the nature of historical research.
This month Nick Poyntz looks at how to access the wealth of digitised source material now available to historians.
This month Nick Poyntz examines the rapid rise of blogging among both professional historians and amateur enthusiasts.
Few events in history have proved as momentous as Galileo's discovery of the moons of Jupiter. David Wootton explains why.
Shortly before his death, Hyman Frankel, the last surviving member of the team whose work led to the development of the atom bomb, talked to Maureen Paton about why he decided not to join the Manhattan Project.
