12.30 Speaker: Andrew Hanson, Outreach Manager, National Physical Laboratory
Mon, Feb 8th 2016 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
How easy is it to turn the study of measurement into a fascinating topic? Well, it was something very capably accomplished by this week's speaker, Andrew Hanson from the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington. Using a replica Ancient Egyptian Royal Cubit as his main prop, he delivered a talk to us with humour and enthusiasm.
He told us about his career at NPL specialising in the measurement of colour, a brief history of the NPL and why accurate measurement is so important to our everyday lives.
Who knew that a Rolls Royce aircraft engine goes through a quarter million measurements before it can be put into service, how accurate do you think an atomic clock can be and why would you refer to the earth as a wobbly egg?
A very interesting and humorous presentation.
You can catch up with Andrew's talks by searching videos on YouTube and the National Physical Laboratory is having an open day on 17th May 2016 which Rotary club members expect to attend.
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