Electric Dreams 2024 - Hertha Ayrton A Shining Light
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RQ
A prolific inventor and suffrage campaigner, Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923) was one of Cambridge University’s first female scientists. Despite winning prestigious awards for her research into electricity and sand ripples, she was excluded from the Royal Society, but has now become an iconic figurehead encouraging women to pursue scientific careers.
Join WES and Dr Patricia Fara, Emeritus Fellow and author of 'A Lab of One's Own' and 'Life After Gravity', at the Whipple Museum as we look into the exciting life of woman electrical engineer, Hertha Ayrton.
Timings & Tours
- Tuesday 10 September:
- 1500-1600
Location & directions
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RQ
- Contact on day:
- Helen Close and Alison Giles
- Telephone number:
- +447907999129
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Step free access, lift
Additional information
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s)
