Editing Science Museum, London (section)

=== Main Building – Level 2 ===

==== The Clockmakers Museum ====
The Clockmakers Museum is the world's oldest clock and watch museum which was originally assembled by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in [[Guildhall, London|London's Guildhall]].

==== ''Science City 1550–1800: The Linbury Gallery'' ====
The ''Science City 1550–1800: The Linbury Gallery'' shows how London grew to be a global hub for trade, commerce and scientific enquiry.

==== ''Mathematics: The Winton Gallery'' ====
The ''Mathematics: The Winton Gallery'' examines the role that mathematicians have had in building our modern world. In the landing area to access the gallery (stair C) is a working example of [[Charles Babbage]]'s [[Difference engine]] No.2. This was built by the Science Museum and its main part completed in 1991, to celebrate 200 years since Babbage's birth, and was designed by [[Zaha Hadid Architects]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathematics: The Winton Gallery {{!}} Science Museum |url=https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/mathematics-winton-gallery |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.sciencemuseum.org.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-07 |title=Zaha Hadid Architects' mathematics gallery opens at London Science Museum |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/12/07/zaha-hadid-architects-mathematics-winton-gallery-london-science-museum/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Dezeen |language=en}}</ref>

==== ''Information Age'' ====
[[File:Information Age Gallery at the Science Museum London.jpg|thumb|Information Age Gallery at the Science Museum London]]
The ''Information Age'' gallery has exhibits covering the development of communications and computing over the last two centuries. It explores the six networks that have transformed global communications: The Cable, The Telephone Exchange, Broadcast, The Constellation, The Cell and The Web<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do |title=See and do |website=Science Museum |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=23 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123094644/https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do |url-status=live }}</ref> It was opened on 24 October 2014 by the Queen, [[Elizabeth II]], who sent her first tweet from here.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 October 2014 |title=Her Majesty The Queen sends her first tweet to unveil the Information Age |url=http://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/her-majesty-the-queen-sends-her-first-tweet-to-unveil-the-information-age/ |access-date=10 March 2015 |publisher=Blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315061139/http://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/her-majesty-the-queen-sends-her-first-tweet-to-unveil-the-information-age/ |url-status=live }}</ref>