# Lost Women of Science Conversations: Hertha Ayrton - Electrical Engineer Extraordinaire

Lost Women of Science Conversations: Hertha Ayrton - Electrical Engineer Extraordinaire at The Royal Society, Thursday 19 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5AG London
- With: Claudia Hammond, Polina Bayvel, Helen Arney
- Go to page: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/11/lost-women-of-science-conversations/

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An evening conversation and live podcast recording celebrating Hertha Ayrton, the Royal Society Hughes Medal-winner who was an inventor, engineer, suffragette and firefighter. It is hosted by broadcaster Claudia Hammond with Dame Polina Bayvel FRS and Helen Arney, from Lost Women of Science, the award-winning podcast about unheralded female scientists in history. The interactive discussion blends science, history, music and storytelling, covering how she made electric lighting safer, invented a fan to disperse poisonous gas from WWI trenches, her relationship with the Royal Society, and the bonds between her science and social activism.

## Dates

- Thursday 19 November 19:00 — The Royal Society

Written by a model, sources: [royalsociety.org](https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/11/lost-women-of-science-conversations/)

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