The International Society for the History of Engineering & Technology. Please visit website for events schedule, access to archive & membership details 🔧⚙️

UK (8 Branches)
Joined February 2016
Coming up on 27th Oct, join us for ‘The Springfields Nuclear Fuel Site – 80 years of Atomic Achievement’ by #FergusMunro💬 An in-person only #event at #Manchester's @anthonyburgess Foundation🧑‍🏫 All are welcome ... Details via link👇😀 bit.ly/486RMOZ
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Join us on 26th Oct for a fascinating #presentation on: ‘Joseph Bramah (1748/9 – 1814)’ by #TimBrown 💬 An in-person #event at #Sheffield's @CrownePlaza or on-line via zoom 🖥️ All are welcome ... Details via link👇🚒 #history #engineering bit.ly/4zFPemM
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Our #event on Oct 14th is ‘An Extraordinary 250 Years of Waterpower at the Strutts’ Belper Mills’ by #IanJackson💬 Join us in-person at #London's #AlanBaxterGallery or on-line via zoom💻 All are welcome ... Details via link👇🫧 bit.ly/4y5qYJt
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Coming up tomorrow 7th Oct, join us for a #presentation on: ‘Earlswood Lakes: A Grand Day Out’ by Dr. Jim Andrew 💬 In-person at #Birmingham's #ThinkTankMuseum or on-line via zoom 💻 All are welcome ... Details via link 👇👨‍🏫 #newcomensociety #history bit.ly/3VPcUq7
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The latest #NewcomenLinks is here! Edition 267 features: EYEWITNESS: Wartime Signalwomen 🛤️ IN FOCUS: Segmental arch analysis 🌉 INNOVATIONS: Lighthouses of the Isle of Man 🌩️ Members log-in via link below 👇😎 #history #science #engineering #technology bit.ly/3RXgbO8
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Join us on Sept 22nd for our first autumn #event: ‘John Smeaton 1724-1792: The Making of an Engineering Genius’ by #DrJuliaElton 💬 An in-person #event at #Manchester's @anthonyburgess Foundation 👩‍🏫 All welcome ... Details via link 👇😀 bit.ly/4cFnOVe
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The latest #NewcomenLinks is here! Edition 266 features DISCOVERIES: Ytterby Mine 🇸🇪 IN FOCUS: James Watt Junior’s luggage list🧳 ANNIVERSARIES: Matthew Murray🚂 Members log-in via link 👇😎 #newcomensociety #history #science #engineering #technology bit.ly/3RXgbO8
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The Dickinson Memorial Lecture on May 13th is: "The Historical & Current Challenges of Gauging & the Impact on Railways & Canals" by #BridgetEickhoff 💬 Join us at #London's #AlanBaxterGallery or on-line (zoom) 💻 Details via link 👇🛤️ bit.ly/4tm3oWK
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Join us on Apr 27th for: ‘Anatomy of an Iron Works - exploration of the Park Gate Iron Works between 1847 & 1859’ by #DavidBoursnell💬 In-person at #Sheffield's #KelhamIslandMuseum or on-line (zoom)💻 All welcome ... Details via link 👨‍🏫 bit.ly/4exBVxp
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The society is deeply saddened at the news of past president Sir Neil Cossons’ death. He was an inspiration to us all. Read about his involvement with The #NewcomenSociety, The #ScienceMuseum & other notable institutions. #neilcossons #Obituary bit.ly/4sBta94
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Join us on 15th Apr for ‘The marine compound engine & the tramp ship in 19C Britain’ by Dr @olivercarpenter 💬 An in-person #event at #London's #AlanBaxterGallery or on-line via zoom 💻 All are welcome ... Details via link 👇🚢 bit.ly/4vdewHH
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We're introducing a Small Grants Programme for organisations working in the field of the history of engineering & technology, & are either charities, voluntary organisations or registered Archives holding relevant collections. See link below for details👇 bit.ly/4c59ZOI
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On Apr 1st, #Newcomen shows two #videos abt #AlexanderGrahamBell & the attempts to make a working replica of his original apparatus by Seattle's #ConnectionsMuseum ☎️ In-person at #Birmingham's #ThinkTankMuseum 📽️ All welcome ... Details via link 👇😀 bit.ly/48ecNHW
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On Mar 23rd, join us for: ‘W. G. Fearnsides FRS: a geological model of vision and versatility’ by #DuncanHawley💬 In-person at #Sheffield's #KelhamIslandMuseum or on-line (zoom)💻 All welcome ... Details via link 👇😎 @SheffMuseums bit.ly/4sI9SPG
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On March 17th, join us for ‘Ingenious Women’ - an enthralling #presentation by author #DeborahJaffé 💬 This is an in-person only #event at #Manchester's @anthonyburgess Foundation 📚 All are welcome ... Details via link 👇👩‍🏫 #history #science bit.ly/4umFf42
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Join us on Mar 11th for: ‘Vernacular Practice: Joseph Whitworth’s papers on Flatness & Threads’ by #JohnGardner 💬 An in-person #event at #London's #AlanBaxterGallery or on-line via zoom 💻 All are welcome ... Details via link 👇🧑‍💻 bit.ly/40HElkP
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Coming up on 4th Mar, join us for: ‘Housing the Great Exhibition in 1851’ presented by #DrJimAndrew💬 An in-person #event at #Birmingham's #ThinkTankMuseum or on-line via zoom💻 All are welcome ... Details via link 👇😀 #history #engineering bit.ly/4shWZvt
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Our Feb 24th #event discusses ‘The Evolution of Railway Attitudes to Safety and Risk’ & is presented by #IvorLewis💬 Join us in-person at #Manchester's @FriendsMtgHouse🛤️ All are welcome ... Details via link below 👇😀 #History #Engineering #Technology bit.ly/4aB5sm6
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Join us on Feb 23rd for an enthralling #presentation: ‘Building the Shadow Factories’ by #JonathanAylen 💬 In-person at #Sheffield's #KelhamIslandMuseum or on-line via zoom 💻 All are welcome ... Details via link 👇😀 @SheffMuseums bit.ly/46c8ZGm
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