Coventry and
Warwickshire Retired Engineers
Membership is free to
all in the Coventry and Warwickshire local area.
We meet about five
times each year on the third Thursday of the month.
10:30am. for the
presentation at 11am.
at Dunchurch Village Hall, Rugby Road, near
Rugby, CV22 6PN.
Light lunch at 12:30pm
for a small cost.
Because we
are sponsored by IMechE and IET all events are open to all comers.
Please contact us at enquiries@retiredengineers.net
Lifts - Please email for a
copy of people proving lifts.
Future
Events
To book please email enquiries@retiredengineers.net
MMG Meeting - Thursday,
17th. September, 2024 = Shelsley
Walsh Watermill – Warwick Industrial Archaeology Society
MMG Meeting - Saturday,
17th. September, 2024 = Churchill Forge, Daniels Mill
and Knowles Mill – Own Cars Trip
Contact william@waddilove. co.uk
MMG Meeting -, 5th. October, 2024 = Water and (possibly) wind power at a silver
mine in Bolivia in the 16th century - Tony Bonson
Contact william@waddilove. co.uk
Thursday,
17th. October, 2024 = The Long Silence Falls – Dr. John Moyle
The History of
Maritime Communications until 2000
Thursday,
21st. November, 2024 = The Antikythera
Device – Steve Phillips
The Antikythera mechanism
is an Ancient Greek hand-powered model of the Solar System described as the
oldest known example
of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses
decades in advance.
Steve Phillips will describe its use and also has a working model
Thursday, 16th. January, 2025 =
Visit
11am
Book Numbers, Names, Email, Mobile, Car Reg and Nationality
Please With Preferred Time
AND
Thursday, 16th. January, 2025 = Visit
10:30am and 1pm
Book Numbers, Names, Email,
Mobile, Car Reg and Nationality Please With Preferred Time
Thursday, 20th. February, 2025, The History Of The Land Speed Record
Willy Goldschmidt, BSc.
MSc.
39mph in 1898 763mph in 1997
Thursday,
20th. March, 2025, Aircraft Carriers, from their
earliest beginnings to the present day.
Dr Andrew Syson, Retired University Lecturer.
Thursday,
17th. April, 2025 = Visit The MTC – Callum Barker
11am and 1pm – Maximum Numbers 12 per visit
Book Numbers, Names, Email,
Mobile, Car Reg and Nationality Please With Preferred Time
Thursday,
15th. May, 2025 = Machine Learning and Artificial
Intelligence
Dr. Felix Hovsepian, Retired (University of Warwick)
Thursday,
16th. October 2025 = Sustainable Built Environment
Technologies
Prof. Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University
