Events

Our Earth has shown wild variations in climate over the last few hundred million years. The ultimate driver of climate is the Sun, which has increased in luminosity by 30%.

Our Earth has shown wild variations in climate over the last few hundred million years.

Our Earth has shown wild variations in climate over the last few hundred million years.

Our Earth has shown wild variations in climate over the last few hundred million years.

An evening talk with Michael Mifsud and Suman Dhargupta exploring how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way complex engineering systems are designed, developed, tested and deployed.

Born in Thursby, Sir Thomas Bouch designed over 300 miles of railway and large bridges throughout Scotland and northern England.

 It is amazing how the camera has become such an essential feature of the mobile phone.  Even more remarkable considering that when it was first proposed, mobile operators were extremely sceptical.

Mosquitos were an essential part of Britain’s Air Force in WW2 but, being made of wood, none had survived. This project was to build a new one and regain its ‘Airworthiness Certificate’

The talk will include a brief history of English Bell ringing with a particular emphasis on its development at the time of the Reformation.

The Edwardian Gentleman’s Launch was the Rolls Royce of steamboat luxury. This is the story of the SL Shamrock.

Sustainability is often associated with reducing carbon emissions and adopting circular economy principles, but true sustainability extends far beyond environmental performance.

This illustrated talk will detail the technical development of the Waterbird ‘hydro-aeroplane’ which first flew at Windermere in 1911 and of the replica which first flew at Windermere in 2022.