BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Newcomen.com - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231101T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231101T210000 DTSTAMP:20231025T152215Z CREATED:20231025T100345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T152215Z UID:12911-1698865200-1698872400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Early Years of Jodrell Bank' by Mark Edwards 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 \nThis is a joint meeting with Thinktank: Birmingham Science Museum \nMark Edwards relates how a leading radio observatory developed by chance at Manchester University's Jodrell Bank site. \nAbout the Speaker\nMark Edwards is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and studied radio astronomy at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in the 1970s before working as a software engineer at Marconi in Coventry where he helped to develop the System X local telephone exchanges for BT. \nNow retired\, Mark continues to follow his interest in astronomy by making daily observations of the ionosphere and presenting monthly skynotes at the Coventry and Warwickshire Astronomical Society. \nSign Up For This Event Here URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-early-years-of-jodrell-bank-by-mark-edwards/ LOCATION:BIRMINGHAM Think Tank\, Birmingham Science Museum\,\, Curzon Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B4 7XG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - Midlands Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/23-11-01_TheEarlyYearsOfJodrellBank_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Midland Branch":MAILTO:midlands@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T200000 DTSTAMP:20230905T160418Z CREATED:20230904T141703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T160418Z UID:12619-1699466400-1699473600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Rochester Bridge in the 19th century: from medieval stone to modern steel' by Sue Threader 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 \nAs the 18th century came to a close and the Industrial Revolution was well-established\, the only river crossing at Rochester was still a narrow stone medieval bridge which had been built in 1393 through charitable donations. In 1792\, the Wardens of the Bridge appointed their first salaried engineer and began a process of modernisation and innovation under the guidance of some of the most important and impressive civil engineers of the day\, including Rennie\, Telford and Sir William Cubitt. By the turn of the 20th century the medieval bridge had been replaced by the substantial and highly-decorated Old Bridge that is still in use as the only road crossing on the A2 from Rochester to Strood today. \nThis lecture will explore the evolution of Rochester Bridge\, a story which reflected much of the wider change going on in the 19th century bridge engineering profession. It will also explain the political and social background to the changes and how the ancient charity which owns and maintains the bridge was also forced to evolve as the demands for efficient road and river traffic grew. \nAbout the Lecturer\nSue Threader is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers with senior-level experience in the public\, private and charity sectors. She is the first woman chief executive of the medieval trust that owns Rochester Bridge\, which is managed with Net Zero Carbon emissions. Sue writes on historic bridge engineering and has appeared on Channel 5 with Rob Bell sharing her expertise. She is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers\, member of the ICE Archives Panel and is the lead editor of a new website celebrating the work of John Rennie. \nSue holds an Honorary Doctorate and an ICE award for outstanding career contribution to civil engineering. She has been a finalist for Charity Chief Executive of the Year three times. \nSign Up For This Event Here URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/rochester-bridge-in-the-19th-century-from-medieval-stone-to-modern-steel-by-sue-threader/ LOCATION:LONDON Alan Baxter Gallery\, 75 Cowcross St\, Clerkenwell\, London\, EC1M 6EL CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - London Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/23-11-08_RochesterBridgeInThe19thCentury_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - London Branch":MAILTO:office@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T200000 DTSTAMP:20231108T100711Z CREATED:20230925T113321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T100711Z UID:12726-1699984800-1699992000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Early Development of the Manufacture of Iron Armour Plate: 1853-1865' by David Boursnell DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – please click on this Zoom link 10 minutes before the event (6pm) to join in. \nThe development & manufacture of Naval Armour plating in the mid-19th century \nAbout the Speaker\nDavid Boursnell is a published author & researcher of Naval Armour – both manufacturers & manufacturing\, and a consultant to Kelham Island Industrial Museum\, Sheffield \nClick here to join via Zoom URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-early-development-of-the-manufacture-of-iron-armour-plate-1853-1865-by-david-boursnell/ LOCATION:NEWCASTLE Discovery Museum\, Blandford Square\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, Tyne & Wear\, NE1 4HZ CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - North East Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/23-11-14_NavalArmourPlating_1920x1280.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231120T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231120T201500 DTSTAMP:20231009T102232Z CREATED:20231002T115845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T102232Z UID:12743-1700488800-1700511300@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Development of Parsons Gas Turbines' by Geoff Horseman DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – please email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link. \n2:30pm – 16:15pm – The UK’s first industrial gas turbine \nThe UK’s first industrial gas turbine was developed by CA Parsons & Co beginning in the 1930s. The machine ran for the first time in 1945. All of the key elements: compressor\, turbine\, combustion chamber\, exhaust heat exchanger and control technology were developed by CA Parsons & Co Ltd independently. The unit had to use the fuel available in WWII i.e. pool oil\, and was used to investigate the viability of operation on residual fuel oil and pulverised coal. Geoff Horseman\, formerly Chief Turbine Engineer at Siemens CA Parsons Works\, will tell the story of this machine using information and photos from the original development files. \n6:30pm – 20:15pm – Parsons first gas turbine-generator: the Dunston ‘A’ unit of 1948 \nIn 1945\, CA Parsons & Co constructed the UK’s first industrial gas turbine in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. It was an immediate success. It was followed by an order in 1948 for one of the first gas turbine-generators for use at a British power station. This was a 15 MW unit for Dunston ‘A’ power station in Gateshead. \nThis machine had to achieve an efficiency comparable with the best steam power plants then entering service\, it had to operate for a life of at least 100\,000 running hours and yet still had to provide all of the benefits of gas turbines eg fast starting. The available materials allowed a firing temperature of just 650oC if this service life was to be achieved and the stresses in the major parts had to be just 25% of those permitted in jet engines of the day. This resulted in an arrangement with three compressors with intercooling between each stage driven by one HP and two LP turbines with reheat at entry to both LP turbines and exhaust heat recovery. \nThe low firing temperature resulted in a complex arrangement but it achieved a satisfactory efficiency and proved to be a key step towards the simpler\, more efficient\, more capable high temperature gas turbine-generators of today. \nAbout the Speaker\nGeoff Horseman was formerly Chief Turbine Engineer at Siemens CA Parsons Works. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-development-of-parsons-gas-turbines-by-geoff-horseman/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/23-11-20_ParsonsGasTurbines_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231123T210000 DTSTAMP:20231108T113158Z CREATED:20230911T105816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T113158Z UID:12683-1700767800-1700773200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Simon Goodrich's Tour in 1799' by John Kanefsky DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ONLINE – please click this Zoom link 10 mins before the event to join in. \nSimon Goodrich was the Mechanist (Chief Engineer) of the Portsmouth Dockyard. In November and December 1799 he made fact-finding visits to a number of industrial cities and sites\, and his detailed notes\, preserved in the Science Museum\, contain many observations on the industrialists he met\, factories he visited and other aspects of his travels. \nThey are an important window on a critical period in the Industrial Revolution\, when new technologies and materials were being innovated\, and entrepreneurs were changing the economy of England. \nAbout the Speaker\nJohn Kanefsky 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 joined the National Coal Board\, first as one of the authors of their history of coal mining then in management until privatisation. 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 research focuses on 18th century steam power and on Devon in the 18th and 19th centuries. \nClick here to join via Zoom URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/simon-goodrichs-tour-in-1799-by-john-kanefsky/ LOCATION:BRISTOL BAWA\, 589 Southmead Rd\, Filton\, Bristol\, BS34 7RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/23-11-23_SimonGoodrichTour1799_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - Western Branch":MAILTO:western@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T200000 DTSTAMP:20231017T084002Z CREATED:20230818T094419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T084002Z UID:12567-1701196200-1701201600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Computing Diagrams' by Dr. Guy Marshall DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThis is a joint meeting with the Computer Conservation Society \nDiagrams have been used to design and communicate about mathematics and computation since ancient times\, through mechanical “adding machines” to electronic computing. Since the advent of modern computing\, not only have computing systems developed from the Manchester Baby towards generative artificial intelligence\, but so too have the accompanying diagramming techniques evolved. The talk focuses on 20th and 21st century computer software diagrams\, and the development of diagramming as a way of reasoning\, collaborating and communicating about computer systems. \nAbout the Lecturer\nDr Guy Marshall is Simon Industrial Fellow at University of Manchester and fractional Chief Technology Officer at Porthouse Dean Structural Engineers. He is also a freelance agile coach and technology strategist\, sits on Council for Manchester Statistical Society\, and is a regular speaker at international technology conferences. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/computing-diagrams-by-dr-guy-marshall/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/23-11-28_ComputingDiagrams_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR