Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society
Business Organization in Manchester, Greater Manchester
The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society (Manchester Lit. And Phil. Has been in existence since 1781 and is one of the oldest learned societies in the country. It has been at the top edge of experience in many fields, and making that knowledge accessible to all. Important past members have been John Dalton, the 'father of modern chemistry' James Prescott Joule; Peter Mark Roget, originator of the Thesaurus; William Fairbairn, the engineer; Henry Roscoe, the chemist; Ernest Rutherford, the nuclear physicist, and Joseph Whitworth, the precision engineer. Professor Tom Kilburn was the designer and builder of the world's 1st functioning stored programme electronic computer.