Engineer Refugees from Nazism in Britain and their innovations

Image: British Advertisement for Metalastik

Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication

Sherfield Building Level 3, South Kensington Campus Imperial College

Engineering was done differently in Germany than in the UK. In Germany there was and still is, a certain kudos to being addressed as ‘Herr Diplom Ingenieur’. The International organisations that engineer refugees belonged to helped them integrate into work and life more easily than other professional groups of refugees. They were therefore able to make a real contribution to the war effort with their inventions, just one example the new bonded material supplied by Metalistik that prevented vibrations in planes and trains. And they were forward thinking, bringing much more innovation to British life post-war.

This CLCC Research Seminar will be given by Anna Nyburg and delivered at the CLCC (in-person) and online simultaneously. Two ticket types are available: online (unlimited) and face-to-face (limited). Please select whether participating online or in-person to confirm your place.

NB. Should COVID-19 restrictions mean that face-to-face delivery of the seminar is not possible, the event will go ahead online only.

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