Publications - Transactions

The Transactions are the flagship publication of the Society. Since the first publication in 1920, our Transactions have been published on all aspects of engineering and technology, from a wide variety of perspectives. It is the leading periodical on the subject. Papers generally contain original research, and are subject to peer review. Visit our online archive.

Themed lists of titles

We have selected some topics which are covered extensively in our Transactions:

Aircraft and aeronautics Biography Bridges Buildings and structures Canals, docks, dams and waterways Electrical and ICT Mills Mining and metallurgy

Naval and marine Newcomen Railways and locomotives Roads and tunnels - civil engineering Steam engines A miscellany History of engineering and technology

Excerpts from papers

To see some example material from our papers, click on a title below for a brief excerpt with illustrations.

• The Rainhill locomotive trials of 1829 by C F Dendy Marshall, 1928-29
• The origin of the vacuum cleaner by H Cecil Booth, 1934-35
• The preparation of woad by H O Clark and Rex Wailes, 1935-36
• The history of the manufacture of pencils by Eric Voice, 1949-51
• The macintosh: the paternity of an Invention by Dr H Schurer, 1951-53
• Engineers of the English river navigations by Prof A W Skempton, 1953-54
• Early metallurgical processes by F Sherwood Taylor, 1953-54
• The pre-natal history of the steam engine by Dr Joseph Needham, 1962-3
• Beauvais cathedral by Dr Jacques Heyman, 1967-68
• Horizontal windmills by Rex Wailes, 1967-68
• Architectura navalis by Professor A R Hall, 1979-80
• Engineering development of rigid airships by Sir Alfred Pugsley, 1981-82
• Roman methods of transporting obelisks by Dr M J T Lewis, 1984-85
• The Invention of the Steam Turbine and Electric Generator, Sir Charles Parsons Symposium, 1984-85
• Sir Joseph William Bazalgette by Dr D P Smith, 1986-87
• Shipbuilding and the long-span roof by R J M Sutherland, 1988-89
• The Great Copper Mountain by S Rydberg, 1988-89
• Mulberry harbours by Professor Sir Alan Harris, 1989-90
• The Pont du Gard and the aqueduct of Nīmes by Dr N A F Smith, 1990-91
• Watt's perfect engine by Rev Dr Richard L Hills, 1996-97
• Faraday lighthouses by Dr Frank A J L James, 1998-99
• Lamella Roof Construction by Eur Ing J S Allen, 1999-2000
• Technologies of the Incas and their origins by A P Fletcher, 1999-2000

For a full list of titles sorted by author, see the papers in our archive of Transactions.

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