Science Technology
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Interest Group leader: Peter Underwood
Meeting information: Meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 10am to 12pm.
Meeting venue: Hillingdon.
Members speak on their chosen subject.
All the ‘ologies, physics, chemistry and their importance in everything around us - now and in the future.
- Great Scientists and Engineers and their achievements
- How things are designed, made and work
- Plants and Animals
- Earth, Planets and the Universe. The Big Bang
- Maths in Arts, Science and Engineering
- All Materials and their applications
- Genes and DNA. Evolution. Health.
- Medicine. Medical applications of Science and Technology.
- All sources of energy. Energy efficiency. Energy security.
- Nuclear Energy. Uses of Radioactivity.
- Oil or gas limited? Then what?
- Applications of Chemicals
- Weather. Water. Global Warming.
- Geology, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunami
- Manmade disasters
- Nanotechnology
- Computers and digital everything.
- Structures, Bridges
- Gadgets. Puzzles.
Suitable for all levels.
Programme for 2019
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
| 20th November | Thuristone | Nick Fay |
| 4th December | The R101 Airship Disaster of 1930 | Peter Davidson |
| 18th December | DVD | David Attenborough |
Programme for 2020
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
| 1st January 2020 | ** No Meeting ** | |
| 15th January 2020 | The Tides | Andy Austin |
| 5th February 2020 | The North Pole | Carol Mitchell |
| 19th February 2020 | Walter Christaller | Nick Fay |
| 4th March 2020 | Surface | John Howard |