Arsenic-laced omelettes. Chloral hydrate in the brandy. Cyanide in a wound dressing. Poisons are standard fare in classic ‘whodunits’, but just how easy was it to buy a lethal dose in the early twentieth century?
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The first behind-the-scenes public tours at the Science and Innovation Park began today, Friday 11 October, allowing visitors to get up close to the Science Museum Group’s world-class collection of objects from science, technology, engineering, and medicine.