"I’ve never fell off a big chimney. You only fall off one of them once."
#OnThisDay 1979: Extraordinary steeplejack Fred Dibnah was introduced to the nation.
Sustainable Retrofitting & Energy Upgrades Conference
On-line event, next Thurdays, 7th September 2023
I am one of the speakers. #SREUC23#Retrofit#RIAItalk
All attendees will gain an opportunity to ask questions and engage with the speakers.
https://t.co/kwE1rmYmPj
I’m increasingly convinced that one way to quickly democratise EV charging for those who park on-street is a £30 bit of hardware that can be installed in 30 minutes. Now we just need the government and local authorities to get ready to enable this solution. #throughstreetcharging
We love this dazzling 3D scan of the Soane! 😍 You can see all of the wonderful detail up close in our exhibition ‘Neighbours in Space and Time: Grafton Architects at the Soane Museum’, which closes this Sunday – don’t miss it! ⏰
In November 1877, @TheRDS arranged a demo of Alexander Graham Bell's newly patented #Telephone in their Leinster House building. One phone was installed in the lecture theatre, which later became the #Dáil chamber. Nowadays TDs are prohibited from using phones in the chamber.
This message needs amplifying. People in practice (inc directors) are absorbing enormous / increasing amounts of chaos from the industry at large. It is excessive. It takes a heavy toll on those who hold themselves to the highest standards. https://t.co/6QbM3rRtp2
The "world's most anticipated #museum", the #GrandEgyptianMuseum designed by #Irish#architects Heneghan Peng, due to open this November - and certainly living up to its name. What a stunner!
https://t.co/5bC0IKJc5y
In 1951, Adelbert Ames created the mind-boggling ‘Ames Window’. It’s so effective that even when you know how it works you can’t break the illusion [video from The Curiosity Show: https://t.co/DF82ASFj1a]
#OTD in 1804 an optical telegraph network linking #Dublin and #Galway went into service. It was designed by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, father of the novelist Maria. The first message took 35 mins to be relayed across #Ireland via 15 repeater stations.
#telegraph#telecomshistory