BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Newcomen.com - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Newcomen.com X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.newcomen.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Newcomen.com REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211118T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211118T213000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211024T133410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211024T134952Z UID:8303-1637263800-1637271000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:“Transport without Petrol: a Pictorial History” by Robert Everett. DESCRIPTION:In person meeting. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/transport-without-petrol-a-pictorial-history-by-robert-everett/ LOCATION:BRISTOL BAWA\, 589 Southmead Rd\, Filton\, Bristol\, BS34 7RG CATEGORIES:UK - Western Branch ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Western Branch":MAILTO:western@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211116T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211116T160000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211019T114439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T093003Z UID:8036-1637071200-1637078400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Learning Through Archaeology: Killingworth Billy' by Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/learning-through-archaeology-killingworth-billy-by-michael-bailey-and-peter-davidson/ LOCATION:NEWCASTLE Discovery Museum\, Blandford Square\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, Tyne & Wear\, NE1 4HZ CATEGORIES:UK - North East Branch,UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/KillingworthBilly_1500x1000-300x200-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211110T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211110T190000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211019T150540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T083732Z UID:8056-1636567200-1636570800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:"Industry before the industrial revolution" by Dr Justine Bayley DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/industry-before-the-industrial-revolution-by-dr-justine-bayley/ LOCATION:LONDON Alan Baxter Gallery\, 75 Cowcross St\, Clerkenwell\, London\, EC1M 6EL CATEGORIES:UK - London Branch ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211026T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211026T193000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211019T114826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T093552Z UID:8038-1635273000-1635276600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Watering the Capital or Watering Capital? False accounting and a corrupt chief engineer. By Nick Higham DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/watering-the-capital-or-watering-capital-false-accounting-and-a-corrupt-chief-engineer-by-nick-higham/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HamptonWaterworks_1920x888.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211027 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211019T151017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T083829Z UID:8060-1635206400-1635292799@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLATION. "Learning Lessons from Engineering Failures " DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/cancellation-learning-lessons-from-engineering-failures/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211025T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211025T200000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211019T115116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T092230Z UID:8040-1635184800-1635192000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Sir Thomas Bouch: Hero? Villain? Victim? Or just bad PR? by Bill Jagger DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/sir-thomas-bouch-hero-villain-victim-or-just-bad-pr-by-bill-jagger/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Original_Tay_Bridge_before_the_1879_collapse.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T213000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211024T135131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211024T135131Z UID:8321-1634844600-1634851800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:"Thomas Pearson\, Engine Erector" by Ian Broom". DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/thomas-pearson-engine-erector-by-ian-broom/ LOCATION:BRISTOL BAWA\, 589 Southmead Rd\, Filton\, Bristol\, BS34 7RG CATEGORIES:UK - Western Branch ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Western Branch":MAILTO:western@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211019T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211019T200000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211019T111217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T083939Z UID:8034-1634666400-1634673600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:"Metallurgical Myths and Other Misapprehensions of the Jet Engine and Jet Aircraft Era" by Dr.Fred Starr DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/metallurgical-myths-and-other-misapprehensions-of-the-jet-engine-and-jet-aircraft-era-by-dr-fred-starr/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:UK - London Branch ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211019T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211019T150000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211020T084630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T084642Z UID:8077-1634652000-1634655600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:"It’s not just about the robot! - the development of automated welding" by Bob Bowden DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/its-not-just-about-the-robot-the-development-of-automated-welding-by-bob-bowden/ LOCATION:NEWCASTLE Discovery Museum\, Blandford Square\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, Tyne & Wear\, NE1 4HZ CATEGORIES:UK - North East Branch,UK - North Western Branch ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211013T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211013T190000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211020T085235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T085235Z UID:8081-1634148000-1634151600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:"A curator at the height of his powers: HW Dickinson\, James Watt\, and the Newcomen Society\, 1919-1930" by Ben Russell DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/a-curator-at-the-height-of-his-powers-hw-dickinson-james-watt-and-the-newcomen-society-1919-1930-by-ben-russell/ LOCATION:LONDON Alan Baxter Gallery\, 75 Cowcross St\, Clerkenwell\, London\, EC1M 6EL CATEGORIES:UK - London Branch ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210920T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210920T193000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20211104T092024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211104T092024Z UID:8338-1632162600-1632166200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Stalinism\, espionage and Marshall Aid: How US strip mill technology came to Europe DESCRIPTION:An in-person and online lecture from Jonathan Aylen\nStalinism\, espionage and Marshall Aid: How US strip mill technology came to Europe \nLike railways in the 19th century and the internet in the 21st century\, steel strip production was a technology that unlocked growth in a range of user industries during the 20th century.\nInvented in America in the 1920’s to supply the fast-growing auto industry with steel sheets\, the continuous wide strip mill rolled hot ribbons of steel strip which were gathered into coils to feed car makers press shops\, food canners and a range of consumer durable industries.\nThese giant strip mills spread from the US to Europe and Japan just before and after the Second World War\, transforming steel from a craft industry into large scale\, continuous mass production. On the face of it\, a straightforward example of technology transfer.\nThe lecture tells the remarkable stories behind this transfer. How the USA supplied advanced technology to Stalinist Russia before World War II and were paid in gold bullion for their efforts while the American origins were airbrushed out of history. How the Germans carried out industrial espionage to build their “own” equipment which they then tried to sell back to the USA. How equipment for Britain was commissioned under wartime conditions. And how American largesse re-built the shattered post-war economies of Europe.\nThis lecture focuses on the less orthodox aspects of a story first told in a book with Ruggero Ranieri – Ribbon of Fire – and a recent article in the International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology. In so doing it sheds light on the troubled history of Europe before the Second World War and some of the more unusual sources available to historians of technology. \nQuestions may be submitted via email before the lecture to events@Newcomen.com or via Zoom chat during the lecture. \nAbout the Speaker\nJonathan Aylen is President of the Newcomen Society and a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. \nThe Venue\nKelham Island Museum has advised that although no social distancing restrictions will be in place for the meeting\, we will need to keep a detailed register of attendees.  To assist with this and to gauge demand for the in-person talk it would be very helpful if you could let us know if you wish to join us using the Eventbrite link below.  Similarly\, if you would like to join us online please book using the Eventbrite link below.  We are very happy if you wish to “hedge your bets” and book for both the in-person and online talks at this stage and make a final decision nearer the time. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/stalinism-espionage-and-marshall-aid-how-us-strip-mill-technology-came-to-europe/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210217T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210217T180000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20210107T154208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210107T162122Z UID:6239-1613577600-1613584800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:The Newcomen Society AGM 2021 DESCRIPTION:The Annual General Meeting of The Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology will be held online on Wednesday\, 17 February 2021 at 4 pm.  The main business will be to receive and approve the Accounts\, the Report of the Directors\, the Independent Examiner’s Report and the Report of the Trustees.  The meeting will elect Honorary Officers and receive a report on the ballot to elect members of Council. \nMembers will receive the full Agenda by e-mail (or by post for those who do not use e-mail) along with ballot papers for the election of Council Members and details of the online voting procedure. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-newcomen-society-agm-2021/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/video_conferencing_remote_work_online_meeting_1200x800.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201215T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201215T193000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20201031T122218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201031T122833Z UID:5564-1608057000-1608060600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:The Famous ‘Flying Scotsman’ - Marketing\, Circumstance and Chance DESCRIPTION:An Online Lecture from Bob GwynneIn the UK approximately 110\,000 steam locomotives were built\, but just one seems to be universally known amongst the British public. Author\, curator and Flying Scotsman expert Bob Gwynne will attempt to answer the question as to why the ‘Flying Scotsman’ is so famous. \nExpect unusual images and ‘people’ stories that cover more than 90 years of ‘marketing\, circumstance and chance’ in a lively presentation that will provide some insight as to why the 3rd ‘A1’ locomotive built by the LNER for a specific job\, became a ‘UK plc’ brand as familiar as HP Sauce and Big Ben. \nAbout the Speaker\nBob Gwynne is an outstanding speaker from the National Railway Museum in York and author of a book on the Flying Scotsman. It is a topic that needs no introduction! \nThe event will be hosted by Jonathan Aylen – President of the Newcomen Society \nQuestions may be submitted via email before the lecture to events@newcomen.com or via Zoom chat during the lecture. \nBooking information:\nTickets are free but subject to availability and are only available in advance through Eventbrite. To secure your place we recommend you book in advance. \nPlease click on the link below to register via Eventbrite\,  who will then email you a confirmation immediately after registration. You will receive a separate email with a link to access the event auditorium on the evening prior to the event itself. This link will be active approximately half an hour before it starts. The event auditorium will also provide access to the other items included in your ticket. \nPlease Note – Each link is unique and should not be shared; also as this is a Zoom Webinar\, whilst you will be able to see and hear the Chairman and Speaker\, they will not be able to see you and you will not be able to see other participants. \nThe Newcomen Society reserves the right to alter the event and its line-up\, or cancel the event. The Newcomen Society will not be liable for any additional expenses incurred by ticket holders in relation to the event. \nYour email address is held by the Newcomen Society to enable it to send you information like this.  Your email address will never be used for other purposes or revealed to third parties.  If you do not wish us to continue holding your address\, please contact us at events@Newcomen.com and we will delete your details from our records. \n\nSign Up For This Event Here URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-famous-flying-scotsman-marketing-circumstance-and-chance/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TheFlyingScotsman_668x607.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201117T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201117T200000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20201001T115824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201031T122946Z UID:5386-1605637800-1605643200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Babbage And The Abstraction Of Mechanism DESCRIPTION:Above image – Detail from Plummer’s Difference Engine Number 3 – Photo credit Adrian Johnstone \nAn Online Lecture from Professor Adrian JohnstoneCharles Babbage has been called the ‘Great-Uncle’ of modern computing\, a claim that rests simultaneously on his demonstrable understanding of most of the architectural principles underlying the modern computer\, and the almost universal ignorance of Babbage’s work before 1970. There has since been an explosion of interest both in Babbage’s devices and the impact they might have had in some parallel history\, and in Babbage himself as a man of great originality who had essentially no influence at all on subsequent technological development. \nIn all this\, one fundamental question has been largely ignored: how is it that one individual working alone could have synthesised a workable computer design over a short period\, designing an object whose complexity of behaviour so far exceeded that of contemporary machines that it would not be matched for over one hundred years? \nThe key\, as is well understood in modern engineering contexts\, is to abstract away from the full complexity of a concrete system. The complexity barrier was also faced by the electronics industry in the 1970’s and 1980’s\, and triggered a switch from visual descriptions of large scale digital electronic devices to text-based Hardware Description Languages similar in style to that of a software programming language. Babbage too faced an overwhelming complexity barrier\, and his response was indeed to design a system of hardware abstractions which he called his Notation. The ideas allowed him to reason in the abstract about chains of cause and effect in his mechanisms\, and he believed the Notation to be his crowning achievement. \nHis ideas were not taken up: one near contemporary rejected it because there could be many concrete machines that had the same notational description\, which of course was precisely the point. \nIn this talk Professor Johnstone will outline Babbage’s life and times; describe the functioning of the adder that is at the heart of Babbage’s mid-period designs and describe aspects of his notation that pre-date by 150 years similar concepts in Hardware Description Languages. \nAbout the Speaker\nAdrian Johnstone is Professor of Computing at Royal Holloway\, University of London. He was a founding committee member of the Computer Conservation Society\, and principal investigator for the Leverhulme Trust funded project Notions and Notations: Babbage’s Language of Thought. \nThe event will be hosted by Jonathan Aylen – President of the Newcomen Society \nBooking information:\nTickets are free but subject to availability and are only available in advance through Eventbrite. To secure your place we recommend you book in advance. \nPlease click on the link below to register via Eventbrite\,  who will then email you a confirmation immediately after registration. You will receive a separate email with a link to access the event auditorium on the evening prior to the event itself. This link will be active approximately half an hour before it starts. The event auditorium will also provide access to the other items included in your ticket. \nPlease Note – Each link is unique and should not be shared; also as this is a Zoom Webinar\, whilst you will be able to see and hear the Chairman and Speaker\, they will not be able to see you and you will not be able to see other participants. \nThe Newcomen Society reserves the right to alter the event and its line-up\, or cancel the event. The Newcomen Society will not be liable for any additional expenses incurred by ticket holders in relation to the event. \nYour email address is held by the Newcomen Society to enable it to send you information like this.  Your email address will never be used for other purposes or revealed to third parties.  If you do not wish us to continue holding your address\, please contact us at events@Newcomen.com and we will delete your details from our records. \n\nSign Up For This Event HerePlummer’s Difference Engine Number 3 : Photo credit Adrian Johnstone URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/babbage-and-the-abstraction-of-mechanism/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BabbageMachineOriginal_Detail_PhotoCredit-AdrianJohnstone_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201013T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201013T200000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20201001T111034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T104111Z UID:5368-1602613800-1602619200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Cold War To Coal Trains: TOPS DESCRIPTION:An Online Lecture from Jonathan Aylen\nBritish Railways’ first computer based train operating system \nTOPS (Total Operations Processing System) was a computer system implemented by British Railways (BR) from 1973 to control its freight traffic. It allowed BR to keep tabs on its rolling stock across the whole rail network using IBM 370 mainframe computers in London. It was a major step towards modern management of railways in the UK. \nTOPS was developed in the USA through collaboration between IBM and Southern Pacific. The software had its origins in the US Strategic Air Command’s SAGE – Semi-Automatic Ground Environment – system which gave early warning of Soviet bomber attacks on the US. TOPS was not so much “swords into ploughshares” as “Cold War to Coal Trains”. \nThe research exhibited in this talk is the summary of a collaboration between Bob Gwynne of the National Railway Museum\, York and Jonathan Aylen to understand the history of computerisation on British Railways. The research shows how railways shaped society and their contribution to modern management. \nQuestions may be submitted via email before the lecture to events@Newcomen.com or via Zoom chat during the lecture. \nAbout the Speaker\nJonathan Aylen is President of the Newcomen Society and a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. \nBooking information:\nTickets are free but subject to availability and are only available in advance through Eventbrite. To secure your place we recommend you book in advance. \nPlease click on the link below to register via Eventbrite\,  who will then email you a confirmation immediately after registration. You will receive a separate email with a link to access the event auditorium on the evening prior to the event itself. This link will be active approximately half an hour before it starts. The event auditorium will also provide access to the other items included in your ticket. \nPlease Note – Each link is unique and should not be shared; also as this is a Zoom Webinar\, whilst you will be able to see and hear the Chairman and Speaker\, they will not be able to see you and you will not be able to see other participants. \nThe Newcomen Society reserves the right to alter the event and its line-up\, or cancel the event. The Newcomen Society will not be liable for any additional expenses incurred by ticket holders in relation to the event. \nYour email address is held by the Newcomen Society to enable it to send you information like this.  Your email address will never be used for other purposes or revealed to third parties.  If you do not wish us to continue holding your address\, please contact us at events@Newcomen.com and we will delete your details from our records. \n\nSign Up For This Event HereOther Upcoming Events . . .\n‘Industry and Innovation in Oxford’July 11 @ 10:30 am - 3:30 pm URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/cold-war-to-coal-trains-tops-2/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TOPS_PublicityPamphlet_NRM_Edit-1920x2046-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200929T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200929T183000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190812T082933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200415T134258Z UID:3185-1601404200-1601404200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Timeball Towers DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Dr Roger Kinns URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/timeball-towers/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER Alliance Française\, 125 Portland Street\, Manchester\, M1 4QD CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Time_Ball_Tower_Portswood_Ridge_Victoria_and_Alfred_Waterfront_Cape_Town_1500x844.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200922T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200922T213000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20200930T104726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201003T071647Z UID:5329-1600799400-1600810200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Wealden Iron DESCRIPTION:An Online Lecture from Dr Tim Smith\nFor some 338 years the Weald was home to a major iron industry with some 109 forges and 119 furnaces\, the last of which closed in 1813. \nHowever\, the area supported a much older iron industry stretching back some 2\,300 years. Early furnaces were small\, made of clay and stone\, and produced a solid spongy mass of iron called a bloom that was never molten but could be hammered into useful shapes. Knights’ armour\, weapons\, horse and ox shoes\, nails and tools were all made from this bloomery iron. \nIn 1490\, the very first blast furnace was built in Britain\, on the Weald\, at Buxted in East Sussex. Called blast furnaces because bellows blew a continuous blast of air into the furnace near its base\, these furnaces produced molten iron that could be cast direct from the furnaces into useful items such as fire backs\, salt pans and later cannon and shot. \nTo make tools\, horse and ox shoes\, nails and hand weapons\, the iron had to be refined in forges to reduce its carbon content. For this the iron was cast into large ‘beams’ 2-3 metres long weighing half a tonne or more\, called ‘sows’. These sows were refined at the forges by burning off the tip of the sow under a blast of air and hammering the resultant mushy mass into long bars. The beating of the water powered hammers gave rise to the name ‘hammer pond’. \nSign Up For This Event HereAbout the Author\nDr Tim Smith\, is a graduate in Metallurgy and has been a member of the Historical Metallurgy Society since his student days at Brunel University. Tim is a leading global expert on modern iron and steel technology. \n\nAs one of the first Newcomen Events to be conducted online as a result of the Corona Virus pandemic\, this talk attracted great praise: “excellent”; “entertaining”; “fluent”; “informative”; “an excellent lecture on a subject of great interest” and from a member in the USA: “The webinar yesterday was excellent – very good talk and excellent slides. It has certainly set the bar high” URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/wealden-iron/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wealdeniron.jpg_1680x1200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200720 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20200118T152615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200415T134311Z UID:4269-1594771200-1595203199@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Summer Meeting - South Yorkshire DESCRIPTION:A Summer Meeting to remember\, based in Sheffield\, focused on modern technology and industrial visits in an area of vibrant manufacturing activity. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/summer-meeting-south-yorkshire/ LOCATION:South Yorkshire CATEGORIES:Centenary,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SummerMtg_ModernTechnology.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T163000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20200118T151926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200415T134325Z UID:4267-1593167400-1593189000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Crofton Picnic & Steaming Day DESCRIPTION:Newcomen Private Steaming Day and Centennial Celebration at Crofton Pumping Station\, Friday\, 26 June 2020.\nAll Newcomen Members are invited to a private steaming day and centenary celebration at Crofton Pumping Station\, Great Bedwyn\, Wilts SN8 3DN on Friday 26 June 2020\, admission from 10.30am. \nDating from 1807-09\, Crofton Pumping Station owes its design to John Rennie\, engineer to the Kennet and Avon Canal Company. Its buildings include a sizeable engine house\, which accommodates an 1812 Boulton and Watt engine\, and an engine purchased from Messrs Harvey of Hayle in 1846. Since Newcomen members Ian Broom and Geoff Wallis played a significant part in restoring the engines and boilers\, Crofton is a particularly fitting location at which to mark the Society’s first hundred years. Ian Broom’s book\, The Crofton Story (Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society\, 2013) offers an engaging and beautifully illustrated account of the pumping station’s history and preservation. \nThe day will include a welcome from the Newcomen Society President; a talk on John Rennie’s association with the site; guided tours of the engine house from Crofton volunteers and a demonstration and display of work by members of the Society of Ornamental Turners. \nThe nearest railway station to the site is Bedwyn; otherwise\, it is accessible by road; for comprehensive directions go to www.croftonbeamengines.org/plan-your-visit. Parking will be available in a field close to the site. \nThe licensed café\, the Engineman’s Rest\, will be open if you wish to purchase lunch at the site. Otherwise\, please feel free to bring your own picnic. \n\n \nTickets\, to include light refreshments\, cost £20 per head and is open to Newcomen Members and their guests only (please login to your membership to access the ticket link). If you are not a member and wish to attend\, feel free to join the Society here URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/crofton-picnic-steaming-day/ LOCATION:MARLBOROUGH\, Crofton Pumping Station\, Crofton\, Marlborough\, SN8 3DN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:All Regions,Centenary ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CroftonPumpingStation_CentenaryPicnic_800x400.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200521T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200521T193000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190812T093610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T154856Z UID:3201-1590089400-1590089400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Henry Ford’s Holiday 1928 DESCRIPTION:A presentation by David Perrett – Bristol Industrial Archaeology Society Meeting (BIAS) URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/henry-fords-holiday-in-1928-2/ LOCATION:BRISTOL BAWA\, 589 Southmead Rd\, Filton\, Bristol\, BS34 7RG CATEGORIES:UK - Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EventImage_18-10-10_HenryFordSummerHoliday1928.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Western Branch":MAILTO:western@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200513T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200513T174500 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20200117T152822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T155932Z UID:4261-1589391900-1589391900@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:POSTPONED tbc History of ARM and Trends in AI DESCRIPTION:THE DICKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE: A presentation by Professor Steve Furber – one of the developers of the Reduced Instruction Set Chip used extensively in your mobile ‘phone discusses the history of ARM and recent trends in Artificial Intelligence URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/history-of-arm-and-trends-in-ai/ LOCATION:LONDON Dana Centre\, Wellcome Wolfson Building\, 165 Queen's Gate\, Kensington\, London\, SW7 5HD CATEGORIES:Centenary,UK - London Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ARMandAIEventImage_1920x1184.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200506T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200506T190000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190904T132228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T155524Z UID:3374-1588791600-1588791600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED History and Conservation of "City of Birmingham" DESCRIPTION:Dr Jim Andrew explains the history and conservation challenges of this iconic locomotive URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/history-and-conservation-of-city-of-birmingham/ LOCATION:BIRMINGHAM Think Tank\, Birmingham Science Museum\,\, Curzon Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B4 7XG CATEGORIES:UK - Midlands Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/City-of-Birmingham_1024x768.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Midland Branch":MAILTO:midlands@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200428T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200428T183000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190809T101140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T155724Z UID:3179-1588098600-1588098600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Joseph Quick DESCRIPTION:CORRUPTION IN WATER ENGINEERING: A presentation by Nick Higham (Broadcaster) – The 19th century water supply industry in London relied upon consulting engineers for their development schemes.  The outcomes were not always straightforward.  A fascinating story from a natural raconteur. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/joseph-quick-and-corruption-in-water-engineering/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER Alliance Française\, 125 Portland Street\, Manchester\, M1 4QD CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/HamptonWaterworks_1920x888.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200427T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200427T201500 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190906T145957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T160108Z UID:3421-1588012200-1588018500@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Jonathan Aylen: Presidential Lecture DESCRIPTION:Travel to Kelham Island: \nFor directions to Kelham Island Museum please visit:- http://www.simt.co.uk/find-us \nFor further information please contact John Suter on:-  meetings.syorks@newcomen.com URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/jonathan-aylen-presidential-lecture/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Newcomen_Logo_Colour_1080x608-v4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200421T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200421T140000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190925T152754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T160216Z UID:3475-1587477600-1587477600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Learning Through Archaeology: Killingworth 'Billy' DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson to be held in the Carpathia Room.\n* * * * Places must be reserved * * * *  \nThe origin of Killingworth Billy\, preserved today at the Stephenson Railway Museum in North Tyneside\, has long been a mystery.  It was thought to have been built in 1826 by Robert Stephenson & Co.\, but full archaeological and archival studies were needed to establish its true place in the early history of railways. \nIn 2018 Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson had the opportunity to undertake these studies on behalf of Discovery Museum.  It is now believed that Billy was initially fabricated and assembled in 1816 at Killingworth Colliery’s West Moor workshops\, under the supervision of George Stephenson.  The lecture will discuss the evidence which supports this view. \nMichael Bailey and Peter Davidson are acclaimed researchers and writers on early railway history in the UK and abroad. \nEntry is by free ticket available via Eventbrite here. \nA free public talk in partnership with: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/learning-through-archaeology-killingworth-billy-2/ LOCATION:NEWCASTLE Discovery Museum\, Blandford Square\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, Tyne & Wear\, NE1 4HZ CATEGORIES:UK - North East Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/KillingworthBilly_1500x1000.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200416T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200416T193000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190812T093056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T160327Z UID:3199-1587065400-1587065400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Colliery Winding Engines of South Wales DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Brian Davies – Bristol Industrial Archaeology Society Meeting (BIAS) URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/colliery-winding-engines-of-south-wales/ LOCATION:BRISTOL BAWA\, 589 Southmead Rd\, Filton\, Bristol\, BS34 7RG CATEGORIES:UK - Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CollieryWindingEngine_1024x750.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Western Branch":MAILTO:western@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200414T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200414T183000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20191104T161627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T160431Z UID:3550-1586889000-1586889000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED The R101 Disaster DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Bryan Lawton URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-r101-disaster/ LOCATION:PORTSMOUTH Hood Room\, The Royal Maritime Club\, 78-80 Queen Street\, Portsmouth\, PO1 3HS CATEGORIES:UK - Southern Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/The-R101-Disaster_1908x1146.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Southern Branch":MAILTO:chair.southern@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200408T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200408T174500 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190812T110554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T160527Z UID:3218-1586367900-1586367900@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED Edward Snell DESCRIPTION:LIFE & TIMES OF A YOUNG WEST COUNTRY ENGINEER IN THE 1840s: A presentation by John Cattell (Historic England) URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/edward-snell-the-life-and-times-of-a-young-west-country-engineer-in-the-1840s/ LOCATION:LONDON Dana Centre\, Wellcome Wolfson Building\, 165 Queen's Gate\, Kensington\, London\, SW7 5HD CATEGORIES:UK - London Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/edwardsnell-geelong_1500x969-edit.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200401T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200401T190000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190904T131740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T160626Z UID:3372-1585767600-1585767600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED History of Women in Engineering DESCRIPTION:Professor Graeme Gooday explores the ongoing role of women in engineering and related sectors URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/history-of-women-in-engineering/ LOCATION:BIRMINGHAM Think Tank\, Birmingham Science Museum\,\, Curzon Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B4 7XG CATEGORIES:UK - Midlands Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/women-in-engineering_1200x500.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Midland Branch":MAILTO:midlands@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T183000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214514 CREATED:20190809T100742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T160738Z UID:3177-1585074600-1585074600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED History of Wealden Iron DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Dr Tim Smith (Wealden Iron Research Group) – During the middle ages\, the iron industry of Britain was clustered around the Weald of Southern England stretching from Kent to Surrey.   This paper examines the technology and businesses behind the Wealden iron industry and discusses experiments to replicate their furnace practices. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/history-of-wealden-iron/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER Alliance Française\, 125 Portland Street\, Manchester\, M1 4QD CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wealdeniron.jpg_1680x1200.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR