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IEEC 2017 Conference Report
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Response to the Call for Papers
Following the initial call for papers for IEEC2017, the International Early Engines Conference organising committee acknowledge the excellent range of proposals received, from engineering history, archaeological investigation, to engine conservation and approaches to modern reconstruction. We’re also delighted to see truly international submissions, and quantitative, analytical proposals alongside historical and historiographic pieces. The proposals are now being considered in detail, and the organisers will work with contributors to select and develop a draft Conference programme by the end of the Summer. The programme should include short (300 word) abstracts of the papers. Meanwhile further details of the location and guidance for travel and accommodation are also being prepared and will be announced as…
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Support new work on Early Engines
A crucial aim of the International Early Engines Conference is to provide a platform for the significant amount of research into the early development of heat engines which powered us into the modern industrial era. Les Turnbull’s new work on William Brown is a perfect example of this rich seam of new material. Les will be presenting aspects of his research in a lecture at Neville Hall Newcastle at 11am, on Wednesday 2nd March 2016: The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers intends to publish the results of Les Turnbull’s research into the life, work and impact of William Brown (d.1782) a largely forgotten but eminent mining…
