Culture of the United Kingdom foundations for the information age. Historically, many of the UK's greatest scientists have been based at either Oxford or Cambridge University, with laboratories such as the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge and the Clarendon Laboratory in Oxford becoming famous in their own right. In modern times, other institutions such as the Red Brick and New Universities are catching up with Oxbridge. For instance, Lancaster University has a global reputation for work in low temperature physics. Technologically, the UK is also amongst the world's leaders. Historically, it was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, with innovations especially in textiles, the steam
Departments of the ITMO University cardiac devices, and wide-angle lenses are among some of the major achievements of this faculty. In 1934, the first scientific research laboratory was set up as part of the Department of Optical Glass Technology. The lab was useful in developing methods that eventually relieved the country from importing costly abrasives from the United States. By order of the dated 5 May 1946, the Faculty of Physics and Engineering prepared specialists in the area of physical optics, electronics, medical imaging and nucleur physics. During the period from 1946 to 1955, there were six graduations, the first one in 1950 with 24