Industry and Innovation in Oxford: Newcomen, The International Society for the History of Engineering and Technology

This day of talks delves into some of the fascinating technical and engineering history of Oxford and its region:

• Detroit-on-Thames: the origins of car making in Oxford and the rise of the Cowley factory (Maurice East)
• Combe Mill: a workshop for the Blenheim Estate (Richard Stone)
• Mechanicks in the universitie: how engineering came to Oxford (Richard Darton)
• A brief history of printing in Oxfordshire (Richard Lawrence)
• Allen's of Oxford: from steam ploughs to motor mowers (Jonathan Brown)
• Watermills of the Oxfordshire Thames (Brian Eade)

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