All articles by Martin Adams – Page 2

  • Conkers
    Features

    The race for acetone during the First World War

    2022-09-08T14:17:00Z

    In 1917, conkers were as an important national resource.

  • Cans
    Features

    Canning

    2022-09-08T14:08:00Z

    Under the eaves of the caretaker’s house of a school in Southwark Park Road is a plaque commemorating the fact that on this site Bryan Donkin FRS and John Gamble produced the first canned foods in 1812. 

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    Features

    McFadyean

    2022-09-08T14:01:00Z

    The association of Campylobacter with gastroenteritis in humans was not established until the 1970s.

  • Skulls
    Features

    London's hidden plague pits

    2022-09-08T13:50:00Z

    Bunhill Fields cemetery in the City Road is a quiet haven on the edge of the City of London, mainly attracting office workers seeking lunchtime tranquility or possibly a shortcut to the Artillery Arms pub in Bunhill Row.

  • Mycotoxins
    Features

    The Tropical Products Institute

    2022-09-08T11:00:00Z

    If you ever found yourself fortunate enough to visit the old SfAM (now AMI) offices in Charles Darwin House, then a short walk would have led you to a site of significance to our knowledge of mycotoxins.