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February 2023

Wed 8
Mechanisation In UK Coal Mining
February 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

‘Mechanisation in UK Coal Mining – the Nationalised Years’ by Drs Mark Pegg & John Kanefsky

LONDON Alan Baxter Gallery 75 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, London

This event is both an in-person and on-line event. [...]

Thu 16
The Turnpike Age - The First Mail Coach 1784
February 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

‘The Development of Road Transport Technology in the Turnpike Age’ by Dr John Kanefsky

BRISTOL BAWA 589 Southmead Rd, Filton, Bristol

The fascination of historians and technologists with the railway, [...]

Mon 20
Women In Electrical and Electronic Engineering
February 20 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

‘Women in Electrical and Electronic Engineering’ by Nina Baker

SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Tue 28
Refugees From Nazism in the British Clothing Industry
February 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

‘Refugees from Nazism in the British Clothing Industry’ by Anna Nyburg PhD

MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street,, Manchester

About the Presenter Anna Nyburg’s PhD in 2009 was [...]

March 2023

Wed 1
BSA - A Birmingham Company in WW2
March 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

‘BSA: A Birmingham Company in World War II’ by Dr. Jim Andrew

BIRMINGHAM Think Tank, Birmingham Science Museum, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

Dr. Jim Andrew shares new insights to wartime organisation [...]

Wed 8
Edmund Beckett Denison - The Father of Big Ben - Chris McKay
March 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

‘Edmund Beckett Denison, the father of Big Ben’ by Chris McKay

LONDON Alan Baxter Gallery 75 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, London

This event is both an in-person and on-line event. [...]

Tue 21
How Alloy Steel Came To Serve the Engineer
March 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Ken Barraclough Memorial Lecture : ‘How Alloy Steel came to serve the Engineer’ by Dr David Dulieu

SHEFFIELD Crown Plaza Royal Victoria Victoria Station Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The Ken Barraclough Memorial Lecture & Dinner Presented by [...]

Tue 28
Scottish Agricultural Implements
March 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

‘Scottish Agricultural Implements’ by Heather Holmes

MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street,, Manchester

April 2023

Wed 5
Women In Engineering
April 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

‘Women in Engineering’ by Professor Graeme Goodaye

BIRMINGHAM Think Tank, Birmingham Science Museum, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

Professor Graeme Gooday presents a paper co-authored with Dr [...]

Wed 12
Metrology - Toise Du Perou
April 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

‘On Metrology’ by Terry Quinn (postponed from Jan 2022)

LONDON Alan Baxter Gallery 75 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, London

This event is both an in-person and on-line event. [...]

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Coming up on Feb 8th a #presentation by Drs #MarkP Coming up on Feb 8th a #presentation by Drs #MarkPegg & #JohnKanefsky on ‘#Mechanisation in #UK #coalmining – the Nationalised Years’ 

An in-person event at #TheAlanBaxterGallery #London + online (zoom)

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Join us on 1st Feb 7-9pm for a fascinating #presen Join us on 1st Feb 7-9pm for a fascinating #presentation on ‘Reverse Engineering’ by #DrJohnMoyle 🛠️

This is an in-person talk at @thinktankmuseum #Birmingham + on-line via zoom 💬

All are welcome ...

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#Newcomen #NewcomenSociety #History #Engineering #Technology #Lecture #Talk #reverseengineering #backengineering #machines #weapons #architecturalstructures #software
Coming up Jan 24th 6.30-8.30pm 'The History & Deve Coming up Jan 24th 6.30-8.30pm 'The History & Development of #Autogyros & Early #RotaryWingAircraft’ presented by Capt R Savage & Wg Cdr M Quinn 🚁

An in-person only talk at the #InternationalAnthonyBurgessFoundation #Manchester
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@misterenderby #Newcomen #NewcomenSociety #History #Engineering #Technology #Lecture #Talk #Presentation #helicopter #gyroplanes
Join us today 6.30-8.30pm for ‘Things that go “Bang” in the Night’: A Short History of #IndustrialExplosives presented by #IanMcKay 🧨

An in-person only talk at #KelhamIslandMuseum, #Sheffield
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@sheffmuseums #Newcomen #NewcomenSociety #History #Engineering #Technology #Lecture #Talk #Presentation
Upcoming event: 7-9pm on Jan 19th at #Bristol's @b Upcoming event: 7-9pm on Jan 19th at #Bristol's @bawaleisure - a presentation by #GeoffWallis on ‘Industrial & Maritime Heritage At Risk In Bristol’s Western Harbour’ 🛠️

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#Newcomen #NewcomenSociety #History #Engineering #Technology #Lecture #Talk #Presentation #cumberlandbasin #bristolcitydocks #maritime #industrial #WesternHarbourScheme #bristolcitycouncil
Join us Jan 11th 6-8pm for The Presidential Addres Join us Jan 11th 6-8pm for The Presidential Address: ‘Trying to secure the past’ - innovation studies & the evolution of technology, presented by Dr @jonathanaylen 👨‍🔬

An in-person event at #TheAlanBaxterGallery #London + on-line (zoom)
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Details & how to reserve a spot via link in bio 😀

#History #Engineering #Technology #Newcomen #NewcomenSociety #Lecture #Presentation #PresidentialAddress #innovation
Join us tomorrow Jan 4th 7pm when #DavidHulse pres Join us tomorrow Jan 4th 7pm when #DavidHulse presents "The Pentrich Engine" - constructed in 1791 to pump water out of a Derbyshire coal mine 💦

A fascinating in-person talk at @thinktankmuseum #Birmingham that’s also available to watch online via @zoom 
All are welcome ...

Details, & how to reserve a spot, see link in bio 😀 

#Newcomen #NewcomenSociety #History #Engineering #waterpump #Derbyshire #scalemodel #coalmine #FrancisThompson #steamengine #miniature #atmosphericengines #industrialrevolution #ThePentrichEngine
Coming up tomorrow Dec 14th 5.30-8pm an #online pr Coming up tomorrow Dec 14th 5.30-8pm an #online presentation by #DrFredStarr: "Concorde: An Engineering Failure?" - The challenge of designing supersonic passenger transport ✈️

Online event only: (Zoom)
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#newcomen #history #engineering #concorde #passengertransport #transport #supersonic #soundbarrier #speedofsound #travel #flight #supersonicbusinessjets #aviation #aviationlovers #engineeringfailure
Upcoming event: 7pm on Dec 12th at #KelhamIslandMu Upcoming event: 7pm on Dec 12th at #KelhamIslandMuseum #Sheffield - a presentation by #LesleyTaylor & #ShirleyLevons on "John Smeaton & the Calder Navigation" 🛠️

In-person event & online (Zoom)
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Details via link in bio 😎

#newcomen #newcomensociety #history #engineering @kelhamislandweddings @sheffmuseums #WakefieldWaterfront #wakefield #RiverCalder #CalderNavigation #JohnSmeaton
Tonight at #Birmingham's @thinktankmuseum 7pm #DrJ Tonight at #Birmingham's @thinktankmuseum 7pm #DrJonathanBerg presents "Invention & Design; Elkington of Birmingham" - a fascinating talk abt the invention of electroplating 💍 

In-person & online (Zoom) 

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#Newcomen #NewcomenSociety #History #Engineering #Invention #Design #elkington #jewellery #jewelleryquarter #jewelleryquarterbirmingham
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