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Detail of glass fungus model

Explore Whipple Collections

In-depth articles about some of our key collections.


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About Us

Who we are, our history and how to get involved


Read more at: Learning

Learning

School visits, guided tours and more


Opening Times

Please note that our lift is currently out of action and we do not have a step-free entrance.

Our maintenance unit is dealing with this urgently, and we hope to resolve within the next two weeks.

We are open five days a week, 12.30 - 16:30.

Monday 12.30 - 16:30

Tuesday 12.30 - 16:30

Wednesday 12.30 - 16:30

Thursday 12.30 - 16:30

Friday 12.30 - 16:30

We hope to see you soon!

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Read more at: Pocket Programming

Pocket Programming

Hewlett-Packard HP-41CV, 1990 (orig. 1979), with add-ons (Wh.5839).

In 1972 a huge advance beyond the four-function calculator was released: a pocket scientific calculator that could compute transcendental functions like logarithms and square roots and that could be programmed to solve complex equations.