Engineers at War: from Home Front to Battle Front
www.engineersatwar.imeche.org
A new collaborative exhibit between the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Civil Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology explores the roles engineers played in defence, infrastructure and on the home front. The exhibition content is based on material in the archives of all three, bought together to tell stories of innovations and inventions. We also look at some personal stories for example, that of Harry Stephenson Ellis who served with No. 3 Signals Section of the Durham Royal Engineers Volunteer Home Force.
The necessity of war bought with it huge advances in all sectors of engineering: from the development of the tank to supply lines. Engineering also contributed on the home front: from the development of artificial limbs to manufacturing munitions. The three main engineering institutions all sent men to the front and had members working on new technologies and behind the scenes; mechanical, civil and electrical engineers all applied their expertise to the war effort. Our timeline gives an overview of major events of the conflict. Guest organisations will provide a greater insight to their specialist areas, with new guests every 6 months. The first tells the story of the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield whose archive is with the Royal Armouries.
At IMechE we have been working to indentify all our First World War archive materials and digitise them; all images are available on the site (as are materials from ICE and IET). They include: the memorial service held in 1919 between the Institutions (and the Naval Architects); designs for a gun mounting for Vickers; Hopkins bridge photos and designs; and links to other resources such as honour rolls.
Archives, Institution of Mechanical Engineering
http://www.imeche.org/knowledge/library/archive
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