The Map That Changed The World You can see the Geological
Society’s copy of William Smith’s first accurate geological map
on loan to Tate Britain. In the decade since it was first
published, Simon Winchester’s ‘The map that changed the world’
has cemented the reputation of William Smith as one of the most
influential scientists in Britain’s history. Smith went on to
create the first accurate geological map of a nation,
contributing to the industrial revolution and pioneering the
science of stratigraphy. You can listen to the podcast: ‘The map
that changed the world’ on the Geological Society’s website and
also see their copy of the William Smith map which is currently
on loan to Tate Britain to form part of a show by Patrick
Keiller until the end of October 2012.