Newcomen Society London & Portsmouth Lectures Spring 2012

Newcomen Society

London

Unless otherwise stated, meetings are held at 1745 on the second Wednesday of the month in the Fellows’ Room
of the Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD.
Visitors are welcome and admission is free. Meetings are generally followed by an informal meal at a local restaurant.

11 Jan   Lighting the Path - from sustainable energy to climate change & back again
                by Professor Roland Clift CBE Freeing
  8 Feb   The centenary of Britain's first public automatic telephone exchange: Epsom, May 1912 by John Liffen
14 Mar   at 1830 Joint meeting with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers:
                Engineering the Olympics by John Armitt CBE FREng FICE.
                (At the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk.)
11 Apr   Rolls Royce Cars by Philip Hall
  9 May   Dickinson Memorial Lecture: History of the Development of Automotive Power, and the Challenge Ahead
                by Professor Julia King CBE FREng

Portsmouth

Meetings will be held in Room 0.30 in the Portland Building of the University of Portsmouth commencing at 1830.
Portland Building is on St James Street off Queen Street, Portsea.
Free parking in adjacent University car parks is available from 1630.
Visitors are welcome and admission is free. Further information from Dr Bob Otter tel: 02392 483888(H).

17 Jan   Further Insights into the Titchfield Canal - Do They Burn the Wrong Guy? by John Mitchell
                (Note - Due to refurbishment work this meeting will be held in Park Building Room 2.07.)
21 Feb   The History of Vosper Thornycroft - Shipbuilders of the South by Peter Usher
20 Mar   The Development of Heathrow by Ian Anderson
24 Apr   William Walker-The Diver who Saved Winchester Cathedral: by Gary Wallace-Potter
23 May   Thomas Newcomen (1664-1729) - Pioneer Steam of Power by Dr Jim Andrew
                (This is a Newcomen Tercentenary event and is part of the of Portsmouth's Public Lecture Series and is held at
                1800 at the University (Room to be confirmed) Admission is free but places are limited.
                Reservations: events@port.ac.uk or 023 9284 3757. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.