If you happen to be in the vicinity you might want to attend this event:
National Museums Scotland and Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation, the University of Edinburgh
UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY
Public lecture
Thursday 24 May 2012, 3:00 pm
Dr Aileen Fyfe (University of St Andrews):
EDINBURGH’S INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION REVOLUTION
The nature and availability of printed information was radically transformed in mid-nineteenth century Britain, thanks to the arrival of new print technologies and expanding reading audiences. This talk will examine that revolution from an Edinburgh perspective, considering the availability of machinery and expertise, and the particular challenges faced by publishers in North Britain who sought to compete with London publishers in a national market. Publishers William & Robert Chambers were among the first in Edinburgh to adopt steam-printing and stereotyping, which they believed would enable them to fulfil their ambitions of mass popular education. These printing technologies became part of a complex system – incorporating railways, steamships and the postal service – which enabled W. & R. Chambers to build a national, and then international, business dedicated to the diffusion of information and the promotion of popular education.
Learning Centre Seminar Room, National Museum of Scotland
Admission free
Please register with Maureen Kerr on 0131 247 4274 or [log in to unmask]
Dr Klaus Staubermann
Principal Curator of Technology
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JF
Tel (0)131-247-4357
Fax (0)131-247-4312
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