Royal College of Science

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Education H. G. Wells
Having initially left school at thirteen, HGW later attended the Normal School which later became the Royal College of Science. His most important teacher and inspiration was Thomas Huxley . He failed his final exams...

Timeline

October 1890: The Normal School of Science was renamed...

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October 1890

The Normal School of Science was renamed the Royal College of Science .
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.

Before August, 1907: The Imperial College of Science, Technology...

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Before August, 1907

The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine was founded.
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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Billett, H. “Engineering”. The University of London and the World of Learning 1836-1986, edited by Francis Michael Longstreth Thompson, Hambledon Press, 1990, pp. 161-82.
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