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SUMMARY:'Reverse Engineering' by Dr. John Moyle
DESCRIPTION:This event is both an in-person and on-line event. To reserve a spot for either option\, please visit the lecture’s Eventbrite page. \nDr. John Moyle will talk on the subject of “Reverse Engineering”\, sometimes called “back engineering”. This is a process in which machines\, weapons\, architectural structures\, software and other products are “deconstructed” to extract design information from them. \nAbout The Lecturer\nDr. John Moyle is a Chartered Engineer\, retired Physician & Anaesthetist plus historian with a particular interest in telegraphy and medical technology.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/reverse-engineering-by-dr-john-moyle/
LOCATION:BIRMINGHAM Think Tank\, Birmingham Science Museum\,\, Curzon Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B4 7XG
CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - Midlands Branch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Midland Branch":MAILTO:midlands@newcomen.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230208T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260128T234309Z
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SUMMARY:'Mechanisation in UK Coal Mining - the Nationalised Years' by Drs Mark Pegg & John Kanefsky
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Crown Copyright (Expired – Pre 01-06-1957) \nThis event is both an in-person and on-line event. To reserve a spot for either option\, please visit the lecture’s Eventbrite page. \nThe rise and fall of the coal industry was one of the key drivers of Britain’s industrial\, technological and economic history over three centuries and more. \nIncreasing mechanisation under the nationalised industry after WW2\, and the managed retreat from large scale coal mining\, presents a fascinating study in the history of engineering and technology. \nDrs Pegg and Kanefsky had ringside seats in the cataclysmic changes in the industry from the late 1970s\, both as researchers and managers.  This presentation focuses on how the previously sluggish mechanisation of mining under private ownership accelerated under state ownership\, and analyses the key economic and technical drivers of increasing capital intensity.  As well as the better known underground mines\, it also looks briefly at how the mechanisation of the opencast sector developed. \nLarge scale coal mining is of course now a thing of the past in the UK\, and seems likely to remain so as geology\, politics and economics combine against any revival\, but is still a huge industry worldwide. \nAbout The Lecturers\nDr Mark Pegg  MA(Oxon) D.Phil Cgr CCMI FCIPD\nMark teaches\, consults and researches on strategy\, leadership and team development. After Oxford University he worked in the UK coal mining industry in deep mines and headquarters where he was the Chairman’s personal assistant researching modern coal mining history. After working as a management consultant\, he became a Director of a Business School and CEO of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education with extensive experience in the UK\, Europe\, Middle East\, Far East and Africa.  Recent clients included Rolls-Royce plc and the UK Senior Civil Service. He is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. \nDr John Kanefsky PhD MBA\nJohn studied and taught at the University of Exeter in the 1970s\, and was awarded his PhD “The Diffusion of Power Technology in British Industry 1760-1870” in 1979. \nHe then joined the National Coal Board\, first as one of the authors of their history of coal mining and co-curator of the COAL art exhibition then\, until privatisation\, in management at national HQ (focusing on capital investment and corporate affairs) and at Opencast HQ where he led on planning and licensing.  He was subsequently at the Coal Authority and thereafter had a varied career in the NHS and educational research before retirement. \nHe is now an Honorary Fellow of the University of Exeter.  His current research focuses on 18th century steam power and on Devon in the 18th and 19th centuries.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/mechanisation-in-uk-coal-mining-the-nationalised-years-by-mark-pegg-john-kanefsky/
LOCATION:LONDON  Alan Baxter Gallery\, 75 Cowcross St\, Clerkenwell\, London\, EC1M 6EL
CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - London Branch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com
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SUMMARY:‘RAF Planes that won the Battle of Britain were built on German Machinery’ by Dr Jonathan Aylen
DESCRIPTION:Why the Jewish Refugee Engineer\, Ludwig Loewy was crucial to Britain \nThe late 1930’s brought break-neck growth in aircraft production in Britain to meet the needs of re-armament.  These planes for the RAF used new technology for aircraft construction and more powerful engines.  But the light alloys used to build them were manufactured on German machinery!  This paper tells the compelling story of Ludwig Loewy\, a refugee Jewish engineer who fled from the Nazis and brought the crucial light-metals technology needed for rearmament from Germany to Britain in 1936. \nAbout The Lecturer\nJonathan Aylen is a recent President of the Newcomen Society.  He has researched aerospace technologies including missile guidance systems and Britain’s early atomic bombs.  He has also written on innovation in rolling mill technology and on revolutionary computer technology at British Rail.  This lively presentation draws on his current work on refugee engineers.  Dr Aylen is a visiting researcher at the University of Manchester.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/raf-planes-that-won-the-battle-of-britain-were-built-on-german-machinery-by-dr-jonathan-aylen-newcastle/
LOCATION:NEWCASTLE Discovery Museum\, Blandford Square\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, Tyne & Wear\, NE1 4HZ
CATEGORIES:UK - North East Branch
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SUMMARY:'The Development of Road Transport Technology in the Turnpike Age' by Dr John Kanefsky
DESCRIPTION:The fascination of historians and technologists with the railway\, and the vast documented history thereof\, has led to the under-appreciation of the huge advances in road transport during the century after 1750 – the so-called “Turnpike Age”\, when long-distance travel within England became much faster\, safer\, more reliable and more comfortable. \nThis talk seeks to correct that gap.  It examines how the technology of road transport developed in three broad areas: \n\nthe design and engineering of the roads\, especially turnpikes;\nthe techniques of road construction and maintenance; and\nthe design and construction of the vehicles – coaches and waggons\n\nThe presentation will use examples from a wide range of sources\, but with special emphasis on the South West and the roads between Devon and Bristol / Bath. \nAbout The Lecturer\nDr John Kanefsky studied and taught at the University of Exeter in the 1970s. \nHe then joined the National Coal Board history project\, afterwards moving into management. Following privatisation\, Dr Kanefsky had a varied career at the Coal Authority; in the NHS; in educational research; and lecturing in economic history. \nHe is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Exeter.  As well as Dr Kanefsky’s better-known research on steam power\, he has written extensively about turnpike roads and is working on a monograph about the industrial history of Devon\, with emphasis on road transport.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-development-of-road-transport-technology-in-the-turnpike-age-by-john-kanefsky/
LOCATION:BRISTOL  BAWA\, 589 Southmead Rd\, Filton\, Bristol\, BS34 7RG
CATEGORIES:UK - Western Branch
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SUMMARY:'Women in Electrical and Electronic Engineering' by Dr Nina Baker
DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there is no need to register\nJoining us ONLINE-  please visit the lecture’s zoom link which will be live from about 6:00 pm on the 20th Feb. \nThis presentation will remind us of contributions by women to the science\, practice and application of electrical power and electronics from the late Victorian era to the Cold War. The story will start with arc lamps\, take in the coming of electrification to the UK and women’s key part in that process\, and conclude with some examples of women at the forefront of missile and rocket guidance developments in the Cold War period. \nAbout The Lecturer\nDr Nina Baker is an independent engineering historian specializing in the history of women in engineering. Nina has had a varied career and on leaving school\, she became a merchant navy deck officer\, before taking an engineering design degree in her 30s\, from the University of Warwick. She then gained a PhD in concrete durability from the University of Liverpool. She has lived with her family in Glasgow since 1989\, working in a variety of roles – a materials lecturer in further education\, a research administrator and\, until 2017\, an elected city councillor. Now retired\, her interest in promoting STEM careers for girls has led her to become an independent researcher\, mainly specializing in the history of women in engineering. She is Deacon of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow for 2022-2023. \nAbout The Venue\nThe meeting will start at the usual time of 6:30 pm and tea and coffee will be available from 6:00 pm. We look forward to welcoming you to what will be an interesting talk and discussion. \nAll Newcomen meetings are free and open to all and there is no need to book seats in advance. \nPlease Note:-  The parking arrangements at the Museum have changed and the car park adjacent to the river is now closed and is being used by the Museum Cafe and Bar as an outdoor seating area.  Details of the new parking arrangements can be found here.
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/women-in-electrical-and-electronic-engineering-by-nina-baker/
LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG
CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230228T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230228T200000
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SUMMARY:'Refugees from Nazism in the British Clothing Industry' by Anna Nyburg PhD
DESCRIPTION:About the Presenter\nAnna Nyburg’s PhD in 2009 was in Exile Studies and focused on the refugees from Nazism who transformed art publishing. \nThe doctorate formed the basis of her book Emigres: The Transformation of Art Publishing in Britain. Since then she has published further books on design and related areas\, as well as co-making a film called Refuge Britain: Stories émigré Designers to be shown at an event at the Victoria & Albert Museum. The Clothes on our Backs is her third book. \nNow a trustee of Insiders/Outsiders\, she works on events for their festival. As a committee member of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies\, she is organising a conference on the Refugees in Trade and Industry in 2023. \nDr. Nyburg is an Honorary Lecturer in the Centre for Languages\, Culture and Communication at Imperial College London where she taught languages for some 3 decades. \nAbout The Venue\nFor all transport links to the venue\, please visit: www.anthonyburgess.org/about-the-foundation/visiting-us/ \nThere are also several (paid) parking options available: \n\nOxford Road (300 metres)\nPiccadilly (600 metres)\nDeansgate (600 metres)
URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/refugees-from-nazism-in-the-british-clothing-industry-by-anna-nyburg-phd/
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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