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SUMMARY:'Werner David & the Invention of a Dewatering Fluid in 1944' by Rob David & Stephen Richardson
DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: Magnus Manske\, Public domain (see Wikipedia) \nAn in-person only event. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nWerner (Vernon) David (1920-2010) arrived in the UK as a Jewish child refugee from Germany in 1933. From 1938 to 1941 he read Chemistry at Manchester University although his studies were interrupted by internment. On graduating he was assigned to work for Shell and was involved in a project for the Ministry of Fuel and Power to identify a dewatering fluid which could protect the metals and electrics of military vehicles from the corrosive effect of sea-water. After 256 trials\, a fluid was invented which played a significant role in the invasion of Europe in June 1944. It was later marketed by Shell as Ensis 256.  \nThe fluid was a unique combination of mineral oils and readily available natural products capable of not only protecting against metal corrosion\, but also penetrating the salt water which covered vehicle parts after amphibious landings. \nWerner David’s application for naturalisation in 1946 was enhanced by Shell’s ability to cite this research in their support for him.\n \nAbout the Speakers\nDr Rob David is an independent researcher who\, prior to retirement\, lectured in History and Education at colleges in Ambleside and Lancaster\, and was a Visiting Research Fellow in the History Department at Lancaster University. In the past few years\, inspired by his own family’s history\, he has been researching the history of refugee communities in Cumbria. His most recent books are A County of Refuge: Refugees in Cumbria 1933-1941 (Kendal\, 2020) and ‘Happy and Safe’: The Basque Child Refugees in Cumberland and Westmorland 1937-1939 (Carlisle\, 2023). He was President of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society from 2017-2020.  \nStephen Richardson is a science researcher and lecturer at Kendal College. He graduated from Pembroke College\, Oxford\, in 1988 with a degree in Chemistry and the History and Philosophy of Science. From 1988 to 2006\, he held research and consultancy roles at Warren Spring Laboratory and AEA Technology\, specialising in volatile organic compounds and industrial waste management. Stephen completed a PGCE and an MA in Education at the University of Cumbria and is now a Director of DTM Research Ltd.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/werner-david-the-invention-of-a-dewatering-fluid-in-1944-by-rob-david-stephen-richardson/
LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY
CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T180000
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SUMMARY:'Exploring Victorian Railway Uniform: Garments\, Archives & Re-enactment' by Anthony Dawson
DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: By kind permission of Andrew S Mason \nThis 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. \nThis talk will explore the clothing worn by Railway Workers 1830-1910: what the garments were\, how they were made\, how they were issued and how they performed.  \nBased on archival study\, examination of surviving garments and experimental archaeology\, it will show that these garments were made as cheaply as possible with little thought for comfort of the wearer or their safety.  \nThere will be a chance to handle original uniform and accoutrements as well dress up in replica garments. \nAbout the Speaker\nAnthony Dawson is a railway historian and archaeologist\, and increasingly experimental archaeologist involved in excavating and reconstructing early wooden railways.  \nHis interest in recreating and wearing 19th century railway uniform stems from operating the replica Planet locomotive at the Science & Industry Museum in Manchester.  \nA graduate of the University of Bradford and the University of Leeds\, Anthony is a freelance heritage consultant and writer. In his spare time he plays the organ.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/exploring-victorian-railway-uniform-garments-archives-re-enactment-by-anthony-dawson/
LOCATION:LONDON  Alan Baxter Gallery\, 75 Cowcross St\, Clerkenwell\, London\, EC1M 6EL
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - London Branch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270315T183000
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SUMMARY:'Tales of Tackling Troubled Times' by Dr Jenny Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: \nJoining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nJoining us ON-Line – click this zoom link \nHow Two Cities & A Brave Little Village Dealt With Plague \nDETAILS TO FOLLOW \nAbout the Speaker\nDETAILS TO FOLLOW
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/tales-of-tackling-troubled-times-by-dr-jenny-stephenson/
LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria\, Victoria Station Road\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S4 7YE
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch
ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270316T183000
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SUMMARY:'Henry Maudslay – A Georgian Entrepreneur' by Ian Hoose
DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: Keith Reginald Gilbert\, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons \nAn in-person only event. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThe last Georgian monarch was William IV\, who reigned from 1765 to 1837\, and during his sovereignty witnessed an astounding change in the industrial landscape. A vast rise in activity increased the demand for men who could design machines and work iron\, resulting by 1800 in the start of the ‘Age of the Mechanist’.  \nHenry Maudslay was one of the most significant of the early engineers and\, by the time he died in 1831\, had built a substantial business. Although many company records were destroyed in 1900\, it is possible to recreate an image of Maudslay’s enterprise at the time of his death. Using an examination of a marine side lever engine built for the Admiralty\, one of the last products that he would have been involved with\, together with other remaining records\, the presentation will illustrate his personal business achievement – a truly Georgian enterprise. \nAbout the Speaker\nIan Hoose\, after gaining an engineering degree at the University of Leeds\, followed a varied career path in what are best described as energy intensive industries. After starting work in the special steel industry\, employment in energy conservation consultancy\, refractory manufacturing and thermal process plant design and contracting followed\, together with obtaining an MBA at the University of Bradford. \nHis interest in industrial history\, shortly before retiring\, has led to independent researching of various subjects\, particularly those associated with marine steam engines\, including the use of animated 3D CAD to illustrate their design and manufacture.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/henry-maudslay-a-georgian-entrepreneur-by-ian-hoose/
LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY
CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T180000
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SUMMARY:'Governor-General Dalhousie & the early development of railways in India' by Diana Drummond
DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: 1868 Postcard supplied by Dr D K Drummond \nThis 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. \nGovernor-General James Andrew Broun\, Marquess of Dalhousie\, is often referred to as the ‘Father of Railways in India.’ Through his Minutes of 1850 and 1853\, Dalhousie argued that ‘he alone’ was responsible for determining early railway development there. A further important idea\, that Dalhousie and his Minutes ‘established the basic blue print that was to guide the early decades of railway development in India’\, is also argued. (Ian J Kerr\, Building the Railways of the Raj\, OUP\, New Delhi\, p.26.)\n \nThis talk will ask if these claims are true. After first of all considering who Governor-General Dalhousie and his famous Minutes were\, it will turn to explore how the framing of these was influenced very significantly by railway promoters [e.g. Sir Rowland Macdonald Stephenson (1808-1895)]\, consulting civil engineers [E Baker\, the consulting engineer of the Government of India]\, resident engineers [George Turnbull\, Chief Engineer of the East Indian Railway Company]\, surveyors and contractors\, as they surveyed and constructed the earliest railways in India. Work on some of these rail lines commenced even before Dalhousie penned his Minutes. Dalhousie’s work therefore represents a synthesis of ideas drawn from his collaboration with many others. Even various groups in Indian society had some small influence on this future railway system.  \nFinally\, how far the general plan of the trunk lines of India found in Dalhousie’s Minutes was redrawn in detail as pioneering engineers adapted this to the huge demands that the terrain and climate of the subcontinent placed upon them\, is examined.\n \nAbout the Speaker\nDi Drummond is best known for her book Crewe: Railway Town\, Company and People\, published by Scolar Press\, Aldershot\, 1995\, and for her contribution to The First Civic University: Birmingham 1880-1980: An Introductory History\, Eric Ives\, Diane Drummond and Leonard Schwarz\, The University of Birmingham Press\, 2000.  \nDi researched\, gave international conference papers\, and published\, on railways of the British Empire while she was Senior Lecturer\, then Reader\, at the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies\, Leeds Trinity University between 1995 and 2017.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/governor-general-dalhousie-the-early-development-of-railways-in-india-by-diana-drummond/
LOCATION:LONDON  Alan Baxter Gallery\, 75 Cowcross St\, Clerkenwell\, London\, EC1M 6EL
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - London Branch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270426T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270426T201500
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SUMMARY:'Securing a Safe Climate' by Julian Allwood
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: \nJoining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nJoining us ON-Line – click this zoom link \nWill Government-led Climate-tech be sufficient\, or do we need something else? \nDETAILS TO FOLLOW \nAbout the Speaker\nDETAILS TO FOLLOW
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/securing-a-safe-climate-by-julian-allwood/
LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria\, Victoria Station Road\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S4 7YE
CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch
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