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Sir Eric Mensforth: A leader of the engineering industry

Open-access content E+T Editorial Team — Mon 30 Oct 2023 — updated 17 Nov 2023
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Sir Eric Mensforth was a leader of the engineering industry and a pioneer in the development of the helicopter in Britain.

The Viscount Nuffield/Mensforth Lecture was established as a result of the combining of the Viscount Nuffield Lecture and the Sir Eric Mensforth International Manufacturing Lecture in 2003 and is now part of our EngTalks lecture series.

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