Science Museum Swindon in Wroughton, Wiltshire is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. The science museum is a major London tourist attraction. This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... Professor Martin John Earwicker FREng CCMI is the director of the National Museum of Science and Industry group of British museums (including the Science Museum, National Railway Museum and National Media Museum from 2006. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) is a collection of British museums, comprising: The National Railway Museum in York. ... Image:Science Museum bernoulli exhibit. ... A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit. ...

Origin

The Science Museum took ownership of the 545-acre former RAF airfield in 1979, to be used as a storage facility for the largest objects of the National Museum of Science and Industry. A collection of approximately 20,000 objects are currently kept in six of the hangers, from the first hovercraft to MRI scanners, and computers to (de-activated) nuclear missiles. The Science Museum Swindon is currently a museum store serving the conservation, object storage, and transportation needs of many museums, and therefore is not open to the public except during occasional Open Days, special events, and for pre-scheduled school tours. However, it has plans for an ambitious project called Inspired which will open up all of the Science Museum's hidden treasures to the public for the very first time. Image:Science Museum bernoulli exhibit. ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF... The National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) is a collection of British museums, comprising: The National Railway Museum in York. ... Inspired is an ambitious new project being developed by the Science Museum in London. ... Image:Science Museum bernoulli exhibit. ...

External Links

• Inspired at the Science Museum Swindon
• Science Museum website
• National Museum of Science and Industry website
• The official Science Museum print website containing many paintings, prints and posters from the museum's collections
• Dana Centre website
• Ingenious Project website
• Making the Modern World website
• VRML model of the Wellcome Wing (WRL)

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