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  • Water Wheels to Turbines

    Evening Lecture and Dinner

  • The Magnetic Earth

    The Magnetic Earth

    Evening Lecture and Dinner

    Description of the deep sea drilling in the Atlantic Ocean to recover and date the basalt rock forming the mid Atlantic sea-bed.

  • The Pioneering Days of CT and MRI

    Evening Lecture and Dinner

    The history and development of CT (Computed Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).

  • Bantry Bay Oil Terminal Fire 1979

    Evening Lecture and Dinner

    A brief review of the fire damage to the jetty structure.

  • Alpha – Beta – Gamma: A Short Introduction to Radioactivity by

    Alpha – Beta – Gamma: A Short Introduction to Radioactivity by

    Evening Lecture and Dinner

    (based on the President’s Lecture of 25 January 2016). A brief article reviewing the origins and discovery of radioactivity and the works of the early pioneers including some of the hazards and precautions associated with the handling of radioactive material.  Some of the many uses of radioactivity have been explored.

  • All that Glitters is not Gold

    Evening Lecture and Dinner

         A brief study into the long history, customs and processes of hallmarking precious metals.