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Culture, history and society

Culture, history and society

Behind the scenes of science museums

24 May 2023

Andrew Robinson reviews Curious Devices and Mighty Machines: Exploring Science Museums by Samuel J M M Alberti

Accelerating cavity isolated on black background
Museum-worthy An accelerating cavity from CERN's Large Electron Positron collider, which was operational from 1989 to 1995. (Donation by CERN. Image © National Museums Scotland)
“You owe me a new mobile,” grumbled Samuel J M M Alberti’s colleague after his daughter spotte

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Andrew Robinson is the author of Einstein: a Hundred Years of Relativity and Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World’s Greatest Scientist
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