Collections
With over 500,000 items, our collections include archives and original works that have shaped our understanding of the world, from Newton to Babbage to Einstein.
Archive collections
The Science Museum Archives hold archives of some of the most famous and influential individuals and companies in the fields of science, medicine, engineering and industry.
Original printed works
Books, journals, patents, trade literature, directories and maps charting the world-wide development of science, engineering and medicine from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries
Histories and biographies
A world-class collection of books and journals on the history and biography of science, technology and medicine and their social impact
Digital collections
Digitised journals, indexes and other full-text electronic resources, available at both Reading Rooms, including JSTOR, Oxford reference resources and the Times Digital Archive