Feature: “Knowledge is Power. And fun: The Brave New World of Mechanics’ Institutes”

Manchester Mechanics' Institute, Cooper Street, UK (1825)

BY DOUG WATSON Sometimes we take education and learning for granted. We’re swimming in an ocean of knowledge. We have added “The Information Age” to the timeline of Western Civilisation. Finding something out is just a click, or a voice command (and in a few years, potentially just a thought impulse) away. Yet today is… Continue reading Feature: “Knowledge is Power. And fun: The Brave New World of Mechanics’ Institutes”