Science and Technology Group
Organisers: Keith Heppenstall & Ken Hillier
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  Meeting   Below is the programme of recent events.

Programme
Date Subject Location
2024
Tuesday 23rd January Reviewing Science & Technology News from 2023 British Legion
Tuesday 27th February Reviewing Science & Technology News from 2023 - continued British Legion
Tuesday 26th March Molecular Radiotherapy: Adventures in Nuclear Medicine British Legion
Thursday 25th April Visit to Paradise Mill, Silk Museum Macclesfield
Tuesday 25th June Visit to Lion Salt Works Northwich
Tuesday 10th September Visit to Nuclear Power Station Heysham
Tuesday 22nd October Follow-up of Nuclear Power Station Visit British Legion
Tuesday 26th November The Oceans British Legion
2025
Tuesday 28th January Reviewing Science & Technology News from 2024 British Legion
Tuesday 25th February Reviewing Science & Technology News from 2024 - continued British Legion
Tuesday 25th March The Cell British Legion
Tuesday 22nd April Carbon Capture and Storage British Legion
Tuesday 28th October New Organisers Introductory Meeting The Centre
Tuesday 25th November Racing cars, rooftops and Ryanair The Centre
Tuesday 23rd December Social Meeting The Centre
2026
Tuesday 27th January Reviewing Science & Technology News from 2025 The Centre
Tuesday 24th February Reviewing Science & Technology News from 2025 - continued The Centre
Tuesday 24th March The Story of Thermionic Valves and Bipolar Transistors The Centre

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Science & Technology Group News

This is just a reminder that we have a group meeting at the Centre on Tuesday 24th March at 2:30pm as usual.

Royce has kindly agreed to share his story of his early career with Phililps in Southampton where he worked on the development of Bipolar Transistors.  These were quite early days in the story and his talk is probably as much historical as technological, so non scientists - please don't be frightened!  His brief summary of the content is attached.

This technology has affected us all quite profoundly; if it hadn't happened you wouldn't be reading this now on your computer / tablet / phone screen. even in the last 50 years things have moved forwards at an unbelievable pace.

There will be tea / coffee and biscuits afterwards as usual, so please come and join us.

Keith.