BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Newcomen.com - ECPv6.17.1//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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200205T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200205T190000 DTSTAMP:20200117T144700Z CREATED:20190904T124043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200117T144700Z UID:3368-1580929200-1580929200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:The First 100 Years of Wireless Communication at Sea DESCRIPTION:THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: Dr John Moyle examines aspects of this transformative technology URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-long-silence-falls-the-first-100-years-of-wireless-communication-at-sea/ 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/wireless-communication-at-sea.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Midland Branch":MAILTO:midlands@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200211T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200211T183000 DTSTAMP:20191105T122836Z CREATED:20191104T161010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T122836Z UID:3546-1581445800-1581445800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Pioneers of Armour Plate DESCRIPTION:A presentation by David Boursnell – The manufacture of iron plate in the 1860s. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/pioneers-of-armour-plate-2/ 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/2019/09/Manufacture-of-Iron-Plate-in-1860s_1280x907.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Southern Branch":MAILTO:chair.southern@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200212T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200212T174500 DTSTAMP:20191217T162408Z CREATED:20191217T094727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T162408Z UID:4129-1581529500-1581529500@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:From Airships to the Space Race (After AGM) DESCRIPTION:SOME WOMEN AND THEIR ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENTS: (Following the AGM) A presentation by Dr Nina Baker – bringing to life engineering stories with which members may not be so familiar – those of some pioneering women engineers in the past century. From the women who made the first airships and the woman who made her name in their design\, these stories will move onto the multitude of ‘lady boffins’ at the Royal Aircraft Establishment who helped take British aviation from biplanes to the first steps into space. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/from-airships-to-the-space-race/ 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/2019/12/WomenInEngineering_1200x903.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200220T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200220T193000 DTSTAMP:20200218T172018Z CREATED:20190812T092120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T172018Z UID:3194-1582227000-1582227000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:The Brunel Institute & Library DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Nicholas Booth URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-brunel-institute-and-library/ 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/brunel-inst-library.jpg_800x600.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Western Branch":MAILTO:western@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200224T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200224T201500 DTSTAMP:20190906T165737Z CREATED:20190906T140423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190906T165737Z UID:3406-1582569000-1582575300@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Forging Identity: How People and Metal Shape Each Other DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Professor Julian Allwood – This is a joint meeting with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/forging-identity-how-people-and-metal-shape-each-other/ 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/2019/09/forging-metal_1000x750.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200225T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200225T201500 DTSTAMP:20200219T161715Z CREATED:20190809T100250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T161715Z UID:3175-1582655400-1582661700@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Why Britain’s Railways Stuck With Steam Into The Space Age DESCRIPTION:JOINT MEETING WITH THE STEPHENSON LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY: A presentation by Bob Gwynne (National Railway Museum\, York) – This talk examines some of the complex history behind moving on from the steam age on Britain’s railways and attempts to answer why the UK’s love affair with the steam engine hasn’t ended. \n‘‘Sticking with Steam”. A look at why Britain’s railways stayed loyal to Georgian technology into the ‘Space Age’\nWhy did British Railways stick with steam traction for so long?  Britain had long supplied electric railways equipment overseas and most UK railway engineers had long accepted that the future was in electric traction for most routes. This thought provoking paper spans from 1801 to 1958 and explores the complex interplay between government\, economics\, and engineers in shaping technical choices and considers some of the influences that led to steam locomotives remaining as a prime mover on Britain’s railways into the ‘Space Age’. \nOn the way\, the paper will look at some little-known engineers such as Tommy Hornbuckle\, Donald Watkins\, Emil Reichel\, Henry O’Brien\, Alan Chorlton\, and Henry Richards.  This brand-new paper offers a fascinating exploration of both railway history and the broader drivers of technical change in industry. \nBob Gwynne is an associate curator at the National Railway Museum\, makes regular television appearances discussing railway history and practice and gave the excellent paper on the Flying Scotsman to the Society in 2017. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/sticking-with-steam-an-examination-of-why-britains-railways-stuck-with-steam-into-the-space-age-joint-meeting-with-the-stephenson-locomotive-society/ 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/steam-train-1.jpg_1280x856-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR