Birkbeck College References Birkbeck College college, London, United Kingdom Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: London Mechanic’s Institution Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: George Birkbeck…was the first president of Birkbeck College. Read More…was the first president of Birkbeck College. Read Moremechanics’ institute…the University of London as Birkbeck College in 1926, and the Manchester Mechanics’ Institute became the Manchester College of Science and Technology in 1956. Read More…the University of London as Birkbeck College in 1926, and the Manchester Mechanics’ Institute became the Manchester College of Science and Technology in 1956. Read More