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10 Jul 2010 - 16 Jan 2011

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Tyneside industrialist and inventor Lord William Armstrong, this new exhibition will track Armstrong’s life and achievements.

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810, Armstrong was the inventor of the hydraulic crane as well as being an early advocate of renewable energy. A number of his other inventions, including the Armstrong gun, can also be seen at Discovery Museum.

There are a range of free events at Discovery to accompany this exhibition:

Tuesday 28 September, 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Book launch and discussion with author Henrietta Heald

and Dr Penny Smith, Principal Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Northumbria. To book a free place please email:  susie.kennedy@twmuseums.org.uk

William Armstrong: Hydraulic Engineer

Tuesday 5 October, 6.00pm

Discover what we can learn today from Armstrong’s water powered machines, with Robin Wright of the National Trust at Cragside. No booking required

Armstrong and Innovation: Electricity from Sunlight Today

Tuesday 23 November, 6.30pm

Explore the history and the future of solar electricity with Professor Nicola Pearsall of Northumbria University. To book a free place please

email: linda.grogan@twmuseums.org.uk

Click here to find out more about Armstrong, and more events around the region.

You can find out more about Armstrong's design and construction of Newcastle's Swing Bridge in Discovery Museum's Building Bridges exhibition - click here for more details.

The William Armstrong: Magician of the North book is also available to buy from our online shop.