The Newcomen Society is an international learned society that promotes and celebrates the history of engineering and technology. It was founded in London in 1920, and takes its name from Thomas Newcomen, one of the inventors associated with the early development of the steam engine and who is widely considered the "father of the Industrial Revolution". An early president was Loughnan St. L. Pendred. and a limited company.

An American branch was established in 1923, but the Newcomen Society of the United States was entirely separate from its UK counterpart. The American group disbanded in 2007.

Notable members

  • Henry Winram Dickinson (1870–1952) (co-founder, president 1932–34, editor of Transactions)
  • L. T. C. Rolt
  • Alec Skempton
  • Hugh Pembroke Vowles
  • Rex Wailes
  • Paul Wilson, Baron Wilson of High Wray (president, 1973–1975)

References

Further reading

  • F. S. Marvin (1924). The History of Technology. Transactions of the Newcomen Society. 113, pages 40–41
  • The Newcomen Society
  • International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology archive
  • Newcomen Links
  • Society YouTube channel