History of Power Engineering: Legends from the Past

Lecture

The third and final event in the series, this Seminar will focus on three historic Electrical Engineers who had a profound effect on the field of Power Engineering as we know it today: Edith Clarke, Nikola Tesla, and Sir William Siemens.

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Date and Time

13 June 2013 - 18:00-20:30

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester - Siemens Plc  (See map)

Organiser

Organised by the Manchester local network.

About this event

Mike Kay, Network Strategy Director at ENW, will lecture on the life and work of Edith Clarke.  Edith Clarke was the first woman to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was the first female Professional Electrical Engineer in the United States.  Edith’s achievements were in the application of mathematics to engineering, and she was key in developing the use of symmetrical components and their application to three-phase power systems.

The second lecture of the evening will be by Dr Sasa Djokic of the University of Edinburgh, and will focus on the life and work of the great Nikola Tesla.  Tesla has been credited with the invention of Alternating Current and designed and built one of the world’s first Hydroelectric plants, at Niagra Falls.  As well as extensive significant work in the field’s of electricity generation, transmission and distribution, Tesla also pioneered the use of Radio and X-Rays. 

The final lecture of the evening will be on Sir William Siemens, and will be delivered by Katherine Platt, a postgraduate student completing a Ph.D on “Siemens in the North of England”.  Born Karl Wilhelm Siemens, he moved to Britain in 1843 and started the UK Siemens company, which has been at the forefront of technological development in the country since.  The company has continued to be successful in many areas of engineering; this lecture will focus on Sir Williams’ influence in the field of Power Engineering.  

Programme

6:00pm – 6:25pm:       Networking and refreshments

6:30pm – 7:00pm:       Lecture: Edith Clarke

7:00pm – 7:30pm:       Lecture: Nikola Tesla

7:30pm – 8:00pm:       Lecture: Sir William Siemens

8:00pm – 8:25pm:       Questions & Answer Session

8:25pm – 8:30pm:       Closing the event

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