A new exhibition opened this week at one of my favourite places when I was a child - the Science Museum in London. It focuses on the 'hidden heroes' in our culture, the forgotten achievements in engineering and development that we take for granted today. Revealing clever design behind mundane objects such as the paperclip, or the tea bag (for which I am forever grateful), for me this exhibition acts as a reminder of what we as a race can and have achieved, with even the smaller breakthroughs contributing to everyday life.
Visitors have the opportunity to look at original drawings by the inventors, and random facts and tales that are behind some of the products. (Did you know that Napoleon played a part in the development of the tin can? No, me neither.)
'At a time when celebrity is king, it gives all of us at the Science Museum enormous satisfaction to celebrate the truly uncelebrated and shine a light on a group of outstanding inventions and inventors, revealing the supposedly mundane to be nothing short of remarkable.' (Dr Susan Mossman, materials science specialist at the Science Museum.)
I couldn't have put it better myself (which is probably why they've put it on their website). The exhibition is open till the beginning of June (you can book tickets here), and £6 entry is a bargain to have a rare opportunity to celebrate human success. For those unable to get themselves down to the best museum in town, the Hidden Heroes website has most of the exhibition material and products for all to browse.
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