Science LiveScience Live

Laurence Scales

Laurence Scales

Since 2008 I have been offering tours based around characters from the history of science, engineering and medicine in London. Surprising life stories, curious personalities and adventures, and forgotten by-ways of history are my passion. I am a volunteer at the Royal Institution and Royal Society of Arts archives, and a freelance writer for Londonist.com. I trained at university as an engineer and have worked in responsible positions in different technological industries.

Skills and experience

  • Current position: Freelance

Through long interest, and my volunteering in the Royal Institution and Royal Society of Arts archives, I have an unparallelled range of fascinating people to talk about. I have attended training sessions by the Museum of London including Customer Care, Disability Awareness, and Family Friendly Tours. I have set science quiz questions for the British Library and been interviewed on BBC Radio London. Clients have included Imperial College and visitors from America, Sweden and Finland.

Connect with Laurence Scales

Laurence Scales's offered ads

Laurence Scales - Speaker (paid)

I give lectures (6th form to adult) on this history of science, technology and medicine in London. I also give tours for small groups in London on a variety of historical characters from within these subjects. Their strange adventures and curious personalities make their stories surprising and entertaining. You don't need to be a scientist to enjoy them. The last two years I have been researching the history of engineering in Europe, aspects of which I can cover in lectures.

View ad

Laurence Scales's Events

Upcoming events

No upcoming events

Past events