239 May 2025

On 6 May the book Arquitectura hidráulica en las fábricas de puentes. Método de proyectarlos y de repararlos [Hydraulic Architecture in Bridge Building. Method for Bridge Design and Repair] (1768), by Antonio de San José Pontones, was presented at the Chartered Institute of Architects of Madrid.

The authors, Daniel Crespo Delgado, Benedetta Orfeo and Javier León, spoke after the presentation made by representatives of the institutions involved in the book’s publication.

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Fundación Juanelo Turriano and the Madrid School of Civil Engineering is offering a summer course entitled Engineering: From the Enlightenment to the Industrial Revolution. The course will be held at the Madrid School of Civil Engineering, on the Ciudad Universitaria campus, from 8 to 10 July 2025.

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The deadline for submissions for the thirteenth García-Diego International Prize for research into any of the branches of the history of technology, worth 8,000 euros, ends on 29 May.

Up to two runners-up may be chosen, who will receive 2,000 euros apiece.

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Álvaro Fossi, a user of our website, was inspired by the 3D animated video of Juanelo Turriano’s artifice to build a scale model, which can be seen on our YouTube channel.

Our thanks for your interest in our activities.

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INCUNA (Industry, Culture, Nature) is holding its twenty-seventh International Industrial Heritage Conference in Gijón on 18 to 21 June.

Sociedad Española de Historia de las Ciencias y de las Técnicas (SEHCYT, Spanish Society for the History of Science and Technology) is holding its fifteenth congress at the same time.

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