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SUMMARY:'Drifting into Digital Dependence' by Vaughan Pomeroy
DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nJoining us ONLINE – click on this zoom link before the event to join in \nDigital systems can be found in all sorts of unlikely\, and arguably sometimes unnecessary\, places that we increasingly depend on in modern life. Unlike most changes in technology where take-up follows a similar pathway from early adoption to market dominance\, the digital revolution is more subtle. The distance between the operator or user and the ‘machine’ she controls becomes invaded by digital systems which have the seductive power to lull a sense of security whilst being an incomprehensible black box. \nUsing the modern merchant ship as the basis\, the talk will consider the pathway towards adoption of new technology\, the development of automation and the resulting impact on usability. When did we become dependent on digital systems without a manual work around? How should this sort of development be recorded for historical purposes to inform future generations? The speed of change is extraordinary\, and the drivers for adoption are not always clear. \nAbout the Speaker\nVaughan Pomeroy joined the British Aircraft Corporation at Weybridge from school in 1970 as an undergraduate apprentice. His daughter points out that it is now a museum! After graduating\, Vaughan returned to Weybridge working on aircraft systems\, particularly avionics. He joined the consulting engineers Mott\, Hay and Anderson in 1974 working on a variety of infrastructure projects\, before joining Lloyd's Register of Shipping in 1980. \nVaughan retired in 2010 as Technical Director\, since when he has worked with Southampton University and with universities in Singapore.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/drifting-into-digital-dependence-by-vaughan-pomeroy/
LOCATION:BIRMINGHAM Think Tank\, Birmingham Science Museum\,\, Curzon Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B4 7XG
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - Midlands Branch
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SUMMARY:'The sinking of the Empress of Ireland' by Hugh Ferguson
DESCRIPTION:This event is both an in-person and on-line event. No need to register – just come along or click this zoom link to join on-line. \nIn the early hours of 29th May 1914\, the British-built ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland\, on route from Quebec to Liverpool\, was struck by a Norwegian collier near the mouth of the St Lawrence river\, and sank within fourteen minutes. More than 1000 of the nearly 1500 people on board died – including 840 passengers\, which was more than on the Titanic two years earlier or on the Lusitania a year later. This was one of the world’s worst peacetime maritime disasters\, yet it has been largely forgotten.\n \nHugh Ferguson will relate the events leading up to the disaster\, the event itself\, and its aftermath – largely through the words of his father Ronald Ferguson\, the young Chief Wireless Operator on the Empress\, who sent out the SOS which alerted rescue ships\, and who was the last to leave the sinking ship.\n \nThe talk will touch on several aspects of engineering\, including early wireless and contemporary design of ocean liners. But it is primarily a dramatic story of human courage\, tragedy and survival.\n \nAbout the Speaker\nHugh Ferguson is an engineer\, journalist and writer. He was formerly editor of New Civil Engineer magazine\, managing director of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ commercial company Thomas Telford Ltd\, and ICE’s Deputy Director General.  \nHe is author or co-author of The Civil Engineers (2011)\, Engineers (2012)\, The Contractors (2013)\, Constructionarium (2016) and The Consulting Engineers (2020).
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-sinking-of-the-empress-of-ireland-by-hugh-ferguson/
LOCATION:LONDON  Alan Baxter Gallery\, 75 Cowcross St\, Clerkenwell\, London\, EC1M 6EL
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - London Branch
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SUMMARY:'The Trinity House Story' by Julian Parkes
DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nplease email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link \nHave you ever wondered who looks after the major lighthouses around England\, Wales and the Channel Islands? How did they come to be there in the first place? \nIncorporated by Royal Charter by Henry Vlll in 1514\, Trinity House is today a vital part of Britain’s maritime community. In addition to owning and operating lighthouses\, lightvessels\, beacons and buoys to keep safe all mariners at sea around our shores\, Trinity House is called in to mark – and clear if required – wrecks\, help develop state of the art electronic navigation tools for vessels of all sizes to overcome the vulnerabilities of GPS\, and to act as Nautical Assessors in Admiralty Court cases. \nAdd to that a sizeable maritime fraternity which regularly advises on current maritime issues and future opportunities\, and a charitable side that donates in excess of £5m a year to worthy maritime causes\, and you start to get a picture of Trinity House. \nAbout the Speaker\nA Master Mariner\, Younger Brother at Trinity House and Fellow of the Nautical Institute\, Julian Parkes completed a traditional Merchant Navy deck apprenticeship\, when he served world-wide on a range of general cargo vessels.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-trinity-house-story-by-julian-parkes/
LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com
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SUMMARY:'Leonardo Torres Quevedo: Pioneer of Computing\, Automatics & Artificial Intelligence' by Francisco A. Gonzalez Redondo
DESCRIPTION:This event is both an in-person and on-line event. Please click on this link to book in-person tickets and zoom link option. \nPlease Note: The venue security requires in-person attendees to have booked their ticket in advance to secure entry. \nThis is a joint meeting with The Computer Conservation Society. \nA comprehensive examination of the almost unknown Spanish pioneer in the fields of computing\, automatics and artificial intelligence during the first two decades of the twentieth century: the engineer and mathematician Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1852-1936). \nAbout the Speaker\nFrancisco A. Gonzalez Redondo is Professor of History of Science at the Faculty of Education\, Universidad Complutense\, Madrid\, where he has taught since 1989 and where he was Academic Secretary between 2001 and 2009. \nFrancisco has written/coordinated more than 20 books and more than 200 articles/book chapters. He has curated more than 50 exhibitions\, participated in more than 80 radio programs and given more than 300 conferences and seminars in Germany\, Denmark\, Spain\, Italy\, Mexico\, the United Kingdom\, Sweden and Switzerland.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/leonardo-torres-quevedo-pioneer-of-computing-automatics-artificial-intelligence-by-francisco-a-gonzalez-redondo/
LOCATION:LONDON BCS\, 25 Copthall Ave\, London\, EC2R 7BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - London Branch
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