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Online talk 3-4pm with Q&A
About this event
Join us for an online talk with Gareth Parry, trustee at PK Porthcurno, inspired by our current exhibition ‘Cornish Connections’ which focuses on Cornwall’s contribution to mining and communication in Africa.
This interesting online talk will feature many themes of the exhibition, including Cornish miners travelling to Africa for work, international students coming to Cornwall to study and the internationally respected engineering colleges – Camborne School of Mines, Cable & Wireless Engineering College at Porthcurno, and Holman Brothers Ltd of Camborne.
The talk will take place online via Zoom and will last approximately one hour, with a Q&A session at the end.
Book your free place now via our Ticket Tailor event page and join the online talk live on Friday 25 October, 3-4pm.
About the speaker: Gareth Parry is a trustee and volunteer at PK Porthcurno – Museum of Global Communications. He has retired as Professor of Applied Physics at Imperial College London but still holds an Emeritus Professorship there. During his academic career he specialised in research and teaching in optoelectronics, optical fibre communications and semiconductors. His current interests focus on the history of communications.
Accessibility
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This event is online only, but for accessibility information, please see below: Kresen Kernow is fully wheelchair and pushchair accessible, with lifts to all levels and automatic main entrance doors. Accessible toilets are available on both floors, with a fully-equipped Changing Places toilet also available on the ground floor. Separate baby changing facilities are also available on the ground floor. If you are arriving by vehicle, there are six accessible parking spaces at the Tesco side of the building and a level entrance into the building. If you are arriving on foot or wheels, from Redruth town centre, the closest entrance is at the end of the public path which runs through the old brewery site, from Chapel Street to Kresen Kernow.
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