London Water & Steam Museum

On Saturday, June 24, the EIL students along with Profs. Berry and Parsons visited the London Museum of Water and Steam (formerly Kew Bridge Steam Museum) at Kew Bridge. They saw live demos of 19th century steam engines (boilers heated by natural gas as opposed to coal).  They observed the operation of the Easton & Amos Engine, the James "Dancers End" Engine, the James Simpson "Waddon" Engine and the the 1838 Maudslay Steam Engine. The group photo, with each member sporting the EIL program T-shirt, was taken in front of the Waddon Engine.  Before leaving the Museum the students competed in a bubble blowing contest.  This was the third excursion in three days and the students welcomed a day off before they return to lectures and labs on Monday at the IES Center.