Archive

Rail & marine

Six engineering disasters from the archives

Aerospace

January 1986: The Challenger disaster

The Hiller XROE 1 rotorcycle

From the chicken cannon to the cross-channel bridge: nine weird innovations from the archives

The Miles 52, aka The Winged Bullet
Aerospace

Five marvels of the jet age from The Engineer's archive

Automotive

October 1955: Radio-controlled tractor gets to work in Surrey

Aerospace

Six technologies that helped win the Second World War

Energy & environment

March 1914: Obituary of George Westinghouse

The formidable Admiral John Fisher (don't call him Jackie)
Policy & business

August 1915: The Board of Invention

Aerospace

October 1957: The launch of Sputnik

Inside one of the facility’s many laboratories
Electronics

October 1933: The Post Office Research Station and the Colossus code-breaking computer

A side view of the Merlin 61 engine.
Aerospace

December 1942: Merlin powers Spitfire fighter to new heights

The Stormbird entered service in April 1944
Aerospace

September 1945: Assessing German air power