b'4 Member News November 2021IET headlinesDuring our 150th anniversary year, weve been busy ensuring everyone knows about this incredible milestone as we celebrate our rich history. Taking a look back at how the world has changed thanks to engineering and technology, we crowned the 15 most valuable inventions of the last 150 years. From the humble fridge to the surprising story of the first electric taxi that hit Victorian London streets 125 years ago, the list comprises discoveries and advancements that have contributed significantly to humanity, the planet, society, and thecan make it hard for them to engage with economy, making their marks throughout our lives.the subject with their children. This story featured in several national publications, including The Mirror, The Daily Express,As part of looking back at the last 150 years,The Sun, The Scottish Sun and News24,We received lots of great coveragewe also looked at the IETs most influentialas well as many regional media outlets.for this story, including being featuredand ground-breaking papers and research in Forbes, The Standard and Yahoothat transformed the course of engineering News. Our immediate IET Pastand technology and impacted society. FromThis years Engineering Open House President, Danielle George MBE CEng5G, Wi-Fi access, hybrid vehicles and digitalDay took place virtually, with a whole FIET, appeared on more than 300twins, the initial research can all be foundrange of interactive programmes, radio stations, including BBC Radioin the pages of our journals. E&T Magazineincluding an all-day live online show, Manchester and talkRADIO, speakingdid a great feature on this, as well as itjam-packed with cool experiments, about why the inventions were chosenbeing covered in several engineering andspecial guests and follow along at and our 150th anniversary. We alsotechnology trade publications. home demonstrations. It was very worked with the IET Archives team onsuccessful and gained a huge amount this story, delving into our archives toOn the run up to our annual Engineeringof media coverage, including The uncover countless hidden gems thatOpen House Day eventwhere we giveWorld News, All in London, Brit Events tell unique stories of each inventionsparents and their children behind the scenesand City Kids Magazine online. history. My Weekly magazineaccess to a number of organisations, to covered this piece which had a lot ofshow the creativity behind engineeringThe recent news engagement, as well as another articleand technology and the important roleof Professor Dame featuring an interview with Daniellethat engineers play in everyday lifeweSarah Gilbert, George about the IET turning 150. commissioned a poll of parents with childrenwho designed the aged five to 13 about helping their childrenOxford coronavirus with STEM relatedvaccine, being subjects. Themade into a barbie research found thatdoll was something the mere thoughtnational news of having to helpProfessor Dame Sarah Gilberttheir kids with STEMstations across related subjects leftthe UK wanted to discuss. Our 2020 Young a third of parentsWoman Engineer of the Year, Ella Podmore, feeling ill. Half ofappeared on BBC World Service Radio those polled openlyand BBC Radio 4 to talk about the toys admitted they knowavailable to young girls growing up and less about sciencethe importance of STEM role models in than their offspring,society today. This was fantastic coverage showing somefor us as BBC World Service has a weekly gaps in parentsaudience of around 279m people around STEM knowledgethe world!'