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CAVMAG2010 Registration now open! 4 February 2010
Register now for this groundbreaking international conference on the development of the cavity magnetron, University of Bournemouth 19-20 April 2010.
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Histelcon2010 abstract deadline imminent! 2 February 2010
Call for papers on the history of broadcasting for this IEEE conference, to be held in Madrid 3-5 November 2010. Abstract deadline is 29 March 2010.
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Latest History Newsletter available online 12 February 2010
Read the latest news on the History of Technology and book your place on CAVMAG2010.
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CAVMAG2010 Registration now open! 4 February 2010
Register now for this groundbreaking international conference on the development of the cavity magnetron, University of Bournemouth 19-20 April 2010.
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Histelcon2010 abstract deadline imminent! 2 February 2010
Call for papers on the history of broadcasting for this IEEE conference, to be held in Madrid 3-5 November 2010. Abstract deadline is 29 March 2010.
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Paul Dirac and the beauty of science 12 October 2009
The London and South-East branch of the Institute of Physics are pleased to present a free evening lecture devoted to Paul Dirac, the British theoretical physicist.
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Mulhouse meeting- bookings closed! 27 July 2009
Due to the popularity of our weekend meeting in Mulhouse we have now closed bookings for this event. Sorry to disappoint you!
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Registration for Mulhouse now open! 16 June 2009
Have you registered your place at the Mulhouse meeting? Registration is now open. Find out what we have organised in our programme of papers and technical visits.
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Cavity Magnetron conference call for papers 16 June 2009
Controversy over 'war's greatest invention' to be debated at the CAVMAG2010 conference. Were Randall and Boot the first to produce the cavity magnetron? We'd like to hear your views.
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Latest newsletter now available 2 June 2009
Packed full of news and the latest information on our weekend meeting in Mulhouse. Also read some interesting articles from our members.
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Technical visit to the Royal Institution 12 June 2009 15 May 2009
Would you like to sing along to The Elements song by Tom Lehrer? Then why not join us on a visit to the Royal Institution, London, for a tour around their new galleries?
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Call for papers Mulhouse 10-13 Sept 2009 5 February 2009
This year's annual weekend meeting will be in Mulhouse, France 10-13 September 2009. Please read the blog for a link to the call for papers. It promises to be an interesting meeting with plenty of visits and papers on railway electrical and power generation history.
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IoP lecture on Faraday 25 February 27 January 2009
Would you like to learn about Michael Faraday and his research on the liquefaction of gases in an fun and informative way using slides and demonstrations with liquid nitrogen?
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Ambrose Fleming lecture 5 February 2009 27 January 2009
The Thermionic valve is what Ambrose Fleming is primarily remembered for but it is not his only contribution to electrical engineering. Come and find out more about his contributions to modern life.
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IEEE Conference Call for Papers 9 January 2009
The IEEE would like to issue a Call for Papers for their 2009 Conference on the History of Technical Societies to be held in Philadelphia in August.
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Institute of Physics Gunpowder lecture 10 December 2008 27 November 2008
Do you want to take part in an explosive event? Then why not attend the Institute of Physics’ lecture: History, Perils and Pleasure of Gunpowder on 10 December 2008, London- not for the faint-hearted!
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Latest newsletter now available 6 October 2008
Read our latest newsletter to find out our news, forthcoming events and articles on the Waygood passenger lift and the last AVO meter. There are also links to our previous newsletters so you can read more articles and find out what the History TPN get up to.
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1858 Transatlantic Cable Seminar in Manchester 10 September 2008
Are you interested in learning about the birth of global communications? Come and take part in our one day seminar in Manchester on 28 October 2008 on the story of transatlantic communications and the transatlantic telegraph cable.
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From Semaphore to cellular radio telecommunications 25 July 2008
The IEEE 2008 History of Electrotechnology Conference (HISTELCON 2008) takes place in Paris (September 2008). It intends to build a view of the history of electrical and information technologies, through professional papers. The developments may include the opening of a new area of application, the invention of a major technique or the gradual replacement of one dominant technique by another.
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New history project - reminiscences sought! 24 July 2008
Dr Colin Hempstead is embarking on a research project that will involve talking to or communicating with engineers and scientists about their memories when they first started their careers in the 1940s-1960s.
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Conservation in context 16 July 2008
This is an open one day meeting, held jointly with the Historical Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and will discuss conservation science, conservation of objects and conservation heritage projects. Many important conservation projects are often neglected after completion and important knowledge that could be shared is lost. The meeting takes place on July 25th at the Royal Institution.
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Discover the history of the Rayleigh Laboratories 11 July 2008
A fascinating insight into the way that science was conducted at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries is being presented at the Institute of Physics on 17 July 2008. The Rayleigh Laboratories and equipment remain largely as they were when used by the great scientists the Third Baron Rayleigh and the Fourth Baron Rayleigh.
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Royal Observatory visit, 11 July: Limited places 27 June 2008
Join our visit to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich and learn about the fascinating history of timekeeping as well as taking a behind the scenes look at this historically important scientific site.
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History of transatlantic telecommunications seminar (Call for papers) 27 June 2008
Speakers are invited to submit papers for this one day seminar celebrating the 150th anniversary of the 1858 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable.
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History of electronic computing: proceedings available 10 June 2008
The British Computer Society has published the proceedings from the conference 'Alan Mathison Turing 2004: A celebration of his life and achievements' held in Manchester (UK) 5 June 2004.
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