meeting Thursday 11th September: The UK’s Hidden figures - some women’s technical contributions to the Cold War Space Race by Dr. Nina Baker (via zoom)
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John Gumb
Sep 5, 2025, 4:31:37 AMSep 5
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Folks,
Next club meeting is on Thursday 11th September.
A warm RADARC welcome for Dr. Nina Baker who joins us via zoom for a talk entitled "The UK’s Hidden figures - some women’s technical contributions to the Cold War Space Race".
Venue: 2nd Woodley Scout Group, Vauxhall Park, Vauxhall Dr, Woodley, Reading RG5 4EA https://what3words.com/bowls.blame.lace .
Eyes down: 8pm.
Zoom info at the end.
You have probably heard of NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ women, but what about those of the UK? Dr Nina Baker will bring to life some engineering stories with which members may not be so familiar – those of some pioneering women engineers and scientists working in the UK in the Cold War and Space Race era of the twentieth century.
Dr Nina Baker has had a varied career, having become a merchant navy deck officer on leaving school and taken an engineering design degree in her 30s, from the University of Warwick. She then gained a PhD in concrete durability from the University of Liverpool. She has lived with her family in Glasgow since 1989, working variously as a materials lecturer in further education and as a research administrator and, until 2017, as an elected city councillor. Now retired from all that, her interest in promoting STEM careers for girls has led her to become an independent researcher, mainly specialising in the history of women in engineering.
Dr Nina Baker has had a varied career, having become a merchant navy deck officer on leaving school and taken an engineering design degree in her 30s, from the University of Warwick. She then gained a PhD in concrete durability from the University of Liverpool. She has lived with her family in Glasgow since 1989, working variously as a materials lecturer in further education and as a research administrator and, until 2017, as an elected city councillor. Now retired from all that, her interest in promoting STEM careers for girls has led her to become an independent researcher, mainly specialising in the history of women in engineering.
Refreshments (tea/coffee) will be available as usual with a generous supply of biscuits. Please bring a mug if you wish to partake. You are also welcome to bring along your favourite tipple.
73
John
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Topic: The UK’s Hidden figures - some women’s technical contributions to the Cold War Space Race
Time: Sep 11, 2025 08:00 PM London
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