The Role Of Radio Amateurs In WWI’ by Dr. E. Bruton

The Role Of Radio Amateurs In WWI’ by Dr. E. Bruton

Elizabeth BrutonThis Thursday our speaker at the club will be Dr. Elizabeth Bruton, who will be speaking to us about the role played by Radio Amateurs during the First World War.

Dr Bruton is the Byrne-Bussey Marconi Fellow at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford and a research assistant at the University of Leeds. Prior to these roles, she was the postdoctoral researcher for “Innovating in Combat: Telecommunications and intellectual property in the First World War” an AHRC-funded project at the University of Leeds and Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. In early 2013, Liz completed her PhD at the University of Leeds with a thesis entitled “Beyond Marconi: the roles
of the Admiralty, the Post Office, and the Institution of Electrical Engineers in the invention and development of wireless communication up to 1908”. She is a SWL member of the Oxford and District Amateur Radio Club and a member of the RSGB.

This is a talk not to be missed, so please join us at Pine Trees from 7pm on Thursday 23rd October to see to Dr Bruton’s presentation.