How German technology helped Britain win World War 2.
The technology allowing the production of light metal surfaces was fundamental to the construction of British aircraft used in World War 2. This lecture will also be streamed online.
About
This lecture tells the compelling story of Loewy Engineering, set up by an engineer who fled from the Nazis, and brought the crucial light-metals technology from Germany to Britain in 1936. This new firm played a key role in wartime aircraft and naval vessel production.
Ludwig Loewy was celebrated as an engineer.
18 Sep 2024
7:30pm - 9:00pm
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- Surrey Local Network
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Speakers
Jonathan Aylen
Senior Research Fellow - University of Manchester
Jonathan is honorary senior research fellow in the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research within Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester, England and was a founder director of MIoIR. Jonathan has a very varied career, as an economist - winning a Partnership Trust Award for innovative teaching in economics – and as an engineer, an innovation researcher and in environmental management. He won the Williams prize for materials science.
Dr Aylen was President of the Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology (2019-2022).