The Institution has a new President each May. As part of the inauguration, the incoming President presents an address. There is no prescribed subject for these and Presidents vary in what they choose for a focus. Many have a strong autobiographical component, but also usually have a considerable amount of technical and sometimes historical detail. Earlier Presidential addresses were published in the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
28 May 2008
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Banks, William M
Reflects on Banks’ early career aspirations, education and employment. Discusses developments taking place in university teaching and in engineering e...
23 May 2007
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Baxter, John
Various energy sources including: nuclear, oil, LPG, coal, wood, solar, hydro and wind are compared in terms of energy content and carbon dioxide emis...
24 May 2006
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Osborn, Alec
Alec Osborn reflects on his career in the design and development of a wide range of internal combustion engines at BRM and Perkins. Highlights includ...
25 May 2005
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Ives, Andrew P
Emphasises the importance of engineers and engineering in helping to meet the environmental challenges that confront the planet and humanity in the 21...
26 May 2004
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Edgar, William
In his Presidential Address William Edgar reflects on some of the Institution's past presidents: George Stephenson, Robert Stephenson, William Fairba...