The Background In the 1930s Adolf Hitler came to power in a politically fragmented and bankrupt Germany. During the following years it became apparent that Hitler was rebuilding Germany following…
Category: <span>Talks</span>
Tuesday 14th November 2017 – ‘Don’t buy an electric car’ Professor Averill Macdonald, University of Southampton Professor Macdonald apologised for the absence of her co-presenter, Professor Alun Vaughan who was…
Tuesday 10th October 2017 ‘The coast of West Sussex – Past, Present and Future’ Uwe Dornbusch, 10 October 2017 Uwe Dombusch works for the Environment Agency as a senior specialist…
Tuesday 19th September 2017 ‘Working on the Construction of Britain’s Motorways 1960- 1990’ Frank Duggan RCEA The foundations of British roads were created in the Roman era. For the next…
Talk Tuesday 11th April 2017 – ‘The early days of the Buccaneer’ Commander Geoff Meekums OBE MA Royal Navy Retired. Geoff commenced his talk with a brief resume of his…
Talk Tuesday 14th March 2017 – Talk – Industrial Process Automation; Skimming the Surface of 40 Years Dr David James RCEA David started his talk by giving a quick background…
Talk – Tuesday 14th February 2017 ‘Smart Metering’ Ashley Pocock – EDF Energy (The following article is based upon the talk delivered by Ashley Pocock) Let’s start by looking at…
Talk – Tuesday 10th January 2017 ‘Ship Propulsion – from paddles to jets’ Antony Tomkins – Hamilton Jet According to IMO statistics over 90% of global trade is carried by…
Talk Tuesday 13th December 2016 – The Thameslink Project – Electrical Challenges M Sigrist MSc, BSc(Hons), CEng, MIET Principal Design Engineer, Thameslink Programme, Network Rail. The Thameslink Programme (TLP) has…
Tuesday 8th November 2016 – Cooch Memorial lecture ‘Volk’s Electric Railway – the Past and the Future’. Peter Williams, Volk’s Electric Railway Association Peter’s talk covered the history of the…