Dan Dare and the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Explore Britain's technological boom with a new exhibition from the Science Museum
This exciting new exhibition at the Science Museum explores the role played by technology in creating post-war Britain.
Dan Dare's rocket fleet roars high over Venus to trounce his arch foe - the power-mad Mekon. Meanwhile, back on Earth, another extraordinary future is unfolding - one which laid the foundation for Britain's hi-tech consumer society.
After 1945, though war-weary and broke, Britain found huge pride in wartime advances such as radar, penicillin and the jet engine. Discoveries like these were now tipped to kick-start world-beating industries, bring prosperity and bankroll the emerging welfare state.
In an age before globalisation, products from rockets to radios sprang from local roots. Together they reveal a fascinating 'lost world' of British design and invention - a glimpse of a time when the TV in the corner was a Murphy, not a Sony.
The exhibition runs from Wednesday April 30th to Sunday October 25th. The Science Museum is open daily from 10am to 6pm.
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How to get there
The closest underground station is at South Kensington.
If travelling by bus the 14, 49, 70, 74, 345 and C1 all serve the area.
