Willie Kidd talking about the Rev. Dr. Robert Stirling

Thu, Feb 1st 2018 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Willie Kidd will be talking to us on Thursday 1st February


The Rev. Dr. Robert Stirling was born in 1790 in Perth. Having studied divinity at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow he became a minister in Kilmarnock (Laigh Kirk) and subsequently at Galston Parish Church where he died in 1878.

He inherited a real interest in engineering and invention from his father and grandfather. His inventions include a heat generator and an engine - the Stirling Cycle - the true worth of which are only now being realised in heat exchangers.

He was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame in 2014.

A quite remarkable man is our speaker, Willie Kidd as he illustrates his talk with the working scale models he has made.

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