Galleries

Watch the video on Babbage's ingenious machine, or learn about the mathematical instruments used before the invention of computers.

• Computing

ERNIE was the first machine to generate random numbers for the Premium Bonds. Find out how he captured the public’s imagination and provides a link to Colossus, the first digital electronic computer.

• ERNIE

This unique, breathtaking gallery chronologically presents 150 of the most significant items from the Science Museum's collections from 1750 to 2000.

• Making the Modern World

This history of the telegraph, telephone and radio is illustrated with many original objects and hands-on displays.

• Telecommunications