The Royal College of Science was a constituent part of Imperial College London, based in South Kensington. Alumni include H. G. Wells and Brian May and are distinguishable by the letters ARCS (Associate of the Royal College of Science) after their name. Organisations linked with the college include the Royal College of Science Union and the Royal College of Science Association. Imperial College London is one of the colleges of the University of London and primarily focuses on science and technology. ... South Kensington is an area in West London - it straddles the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds ,The Invisible Man ,The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Time Machine. ... Brian May with The Red Special Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947 in Hampton, London, England) became famous in the 1970s and 1980s as the guitarist of the rock group Queen and composed many of their hits, including We Will Rock You, Hammer to Fall, Tie Your Mother... The Royal College of Science Union (RCSU) was a student union body representing the students of the Royal College of Science (RCS). ... The Royal College of Science Association is the old students Association for graduates and staff of the Royal College of Science, part of Imperial College, London. ...

Its forerunners were the Royal College of Chemistry (founded in 1845) and the Government School of Mines and Sciences Applied to the Arts (founded in 1851). Money from the Great Exhibition of 1851 was used to buy land at South Kensington for "educational purposes", providing space for the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum, as well as for both of these scientific colleges, which merged to form the Normal College of Science. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Exhibition: Paxtons Crystal Palace enclosed full-grown trees in Hyde Park. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A typical exhibit at a modern science museum. ... The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, has an ornate terracotta facade typical of high Victorian architecture. ...

The name was based on the Ecole Normale de Paris, but in 1881 the name Royal College of Science was granted by Royal Consent. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1907, the college merged with the Royal School of Mines and the City and Guilds of London Institute to form the Imperial College of Science and Technology, becoming a Constituent College of Imperial, which then joined the University of London. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal School of Mines in London was formed in 1863 after previously being known as Government School of Mines and Science Applied to the Arts which had been established in 1851. ... The City and Guilds of London Institute was founded by the London Livery Companies for the purpose of training craftsmen and engineers in 1878. ... Imperial College London is one of the colleges of the University of London and primarily focuses on science and technology. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administrative offices and its library The University of London is a federation of colleges and institutes which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ...

In the early 1990s, the suffix "and Medicine" was added to Imperial's name, following its merger with a number of medical schools, forming a fourth constituent college. Later in 2002 the college changed its public name to Imperial College London. The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the September 11 attacks in 2001. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Imperial College London is one of the colleges of the University of London and primarily focuses on science and technology. ...

In 2000, Imperial merged with Wye College, of which roughly one-fifth was designated as part of the Royal College of Science. Wye College was founded in 1447 by John Kempe, the Archbishop of York, as a college for the training of priests. ...

In 2002, Imperial abolished all the constituent colleges, including the Royal College of Science, in favour of a new faculty structure. The RCS was split into the Faculties of Physical and Life Sciences.

In 2005 it was announced that the Faculties of Physical and Life Sciences would be re-merged to form the Faculty of Natural Sciences. This re-forms the original RCS structure, encompassing all the science departments of Imperial College. Overall, it has amounted to no more than a name change from RCS to Faculty of Natural Sciences. [1] The new faculty students' union will be ressurecting the name "Royal College of Science Union". 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Royal College of Science Union (RCSU) was a student union body representing the students of the Royal College of Science (RCS). ...