This event has finished Took place on: Tuesday, 19th May 2015
A free talk about David Kirkaldy's Universal materials testing machine, a hidden gem of Southwark's heritage.
David Kirkaldy's Testing and Experimenting Machine set international standards in testing materials during the industrial revolution. This talk explores the huge hydraulically powered machine that he built at No 99 Southwark Street.
Discover how the Kirkaldy Testing Museum preserves Kirkaldy's Universal Testing Machine so that it can inspire future generations of scientists and artists to continue enquiring into the properties of the materials that we use to build our world today.
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This event has finished Took place on: Tuesday, 19th May 2015
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2015-05-19 2015-05-19 Europe/London David Kirkaldy's Universal materials testing machine A free talk about David Kirkaldy's Universal materials testing machine, a hidden gem of Southwark's heritage. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2015/05/19/david-kirkaldys-universal-materials-testing-machine-60413 John Harvard Library,211 Borough High Street,,LondonLocation
John Harvard Library,
London,
SE1 1JA
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