THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR POWER, by J. FOWLER, member. At the Durrington Community Centre – 8th February, 1989 The Greek phyolospher Democrates postulated the concept of the atom…
Author: <span>Steve Oliver</span>
THE TECHNOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY OF ENERGY CONSERVATION, by MR. H. BROWN, member. At the Durrington Community Centre – 11th January, 1989. In a wide ranging survey of fuel use in…
THE HISTORY OF CALCULATION LEADING TO TO-DAY’S COMPUTERS by E.C. WRIGHT, member. At the Durrinqton Community Centre – 14th December, 1988, I. To-day there are four main types of computer.…
WORKS VISIT – EDWARDS HIGH VACUUM LTD. Dolphin Road, Shoreham – 9th Nov. & 7th Dec. 1988. We were welcomed with a cup of coffee and an introductory talk when…
RETIRED CHARTERED ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION. Eighteenth Cooch Memorial Lecture, Friday 25th November, 1988. THE EUROTUNNEL by Mr. Peter Marten. The Chairman welcomed Mr. Marten, who is engaged as a Quality Assurance…
EUROTHERM LTD. Durrington – 28th April & 5th May, 1988. The reason for small visiting parties (in our case two of nine members each) was obvious as soon as we…
DAM FAILURES – at Durrington Community Centre, 9th March, 1988, by A.C. Twort, Member. The talk was well illustrated by diagrams and photographs, and covered 14 dams that failed. Only…
DESOUTTER PRODUCTS LTD., EAST PRESTON, 16th February, 1988. This visit again was fully subscribed and a party of 25 first saw a video film depicting the history of the company.…
At the Durrington Community Centre, 10th February. 1988, DEVELOPMENTS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – CONCRETE by J.E.C. Farebrother. Introducing, Mr. Farebrother said that while major developments took place in the 1950s…
DEVELOPMENTS IN SHORE TO SHIP CONTAINER CRANES by E.B. Trotter. 10th February 1988 There are three types of crane for handling containers for sea cargo. 1. Ship mcunted, travelling the…