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Publication of number 42-43 of the Journal of History of Aluminium
 |  | The number 42-43 of the Journal of History of Aluminium has been published. The summary of this issue is as follows:
Sophie Pehlivanian, The Jean-Albert Grégoire - Institute for the History of Aluminium Collection : an original look at the history of the automobile
Jenny Piquet, www.cultutalu.org, the Online Aluminium Image Library
Claire Leymonerie, Men in Aluminium. An Interview with Marcus Egli, Craftman and Sculptor
Dominic Ruch, A Surprising Longevity. The History of à Swiss Aluminium Plant in Martigny
Franck Gavard-Perret, Paul Girod d'Ugine: The Career of an Engineer and Entrepreneur in the Electrometallurgical Industry
Hans Otto Froland, Jan Thomas Kobberrod, The Norwegian Contribution to Göring's Megalomania. Norway's Aluminium Industry during World War II
To order this issue and/or to subscribe to the Journal of History of Aluminium, download the subscription form here.
Enjoy your reading !
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Publication date : April 14, 2010
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Marcus Egli Exhibition in Charente
 | | Marcus Egli, independant metal craftman,is an artist known for using aluminium in his sculptures.
He has an exhibition at espinoa, in Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde, where he shows a unique installation made of 15 000 pieces, and gathering almost four tons of the light metal.
Marcus Egli is familiar to the readers of the Journal for the History of Aluminium : we have published an interview about his work in the number 41-42 : Claire Leymonerie ; « Men in Aluminium. An Interview with Marcus Egli, Craftman and Sculptor ».
Thierry Renaux, in charge of culture and scientific heritage in the CNAM Acquitaine, and former responsible for heritage and information in the IHA, will talk about the rich history of the relationship between art and aluminium on the occasion of the opening, the 4th of september, at 6PM.
L'espinoa - Espace Culturel communautaire - place des Halles. 16360 BAIGNES
Informations : 05 45 98 39 74
From Saturday 4th of September to Saturday 16th of October
Opened on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 4PM to 7PM.
Free entrance
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Online since : September 03, 2010
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History of the 3C process
 | | Paul Crouzet, former engineer of Pechiney from 1960 to 1992 and as from 1974, Manager of the Engineering Unit (successively called SCAL Engineering, Cegedur Pechiney Engineering and finally Pechiney Aluminium Engineering) has just finalised a book on the history of the 3C Process (Continuous Casting between Cylinders process).
This book, written in French, with bilingual French and English summaries, was realised within the working group “3C Casting” animated by IHA.
Should you want to purchase this book, please place an order on the website www.lulu.com
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Online since : December 04, 2009
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Publication relatives to the scientific works of Charles Crussard (1916-2008)
 | | Various papers written by Charles Crussard relating to his scientific works were collected and commented by Jacques Friedel, Jean Philibert, Jean Plateau and Gilles Pomey.
Included in this book, the chapter IV sets out Charles Crussard’s view of the Pechiney R and D management from approximately 1963 to 1983 (extract of an oral testimony realised within the framework of IHA)
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Collection Jean-Albert Grégoire - Institut pour l'histoire de l'aluminium
| | Two major events happened in 2009 for the future of the collection of cars and objects constituted by the engineer Jean-Albert Gregoire.
Firstly, IHA, which had been the manager of the Collection, became its owner through an agreement concluded in June 2009 with Jean-Philippe Puig, Chairman of Aluminium Pechiney. Following this change of ownership, the collection, which was named “Collection Aluminium Pechiney - Jean-Albert Grégoire”, has been renamed “Collection Jean-Albert Grégoire - Institute for the History of Aluminium”.
Secondly, on the 9th of July, the President of IHA, Maurice Laparra, signed a convention of deposit of and for the vehicles and the mechanical objects and parts of the Collection with the “City of Automobile” in Mulhouse, France. This convention replaces that which was signed in 2001 with the Museum of Le Mans ( Musée des 24 Heures-Circuit de la Sarthe).
The transfer of the Collection from the museum of Le Mans to that of Mulhouse will take place in November 2009. The integration of the vehicles into the global exhibition of the City of Automobile in Mulhouse will be effective as from the beginning of 2010.
In order to give to the public a knowledge of the content of the remarkable “Collection Jean-Albert Grégoire - Institute for the History of Aluminium”, an article, accompanied by an inventory of the vehicles and chassis, will be published in the next issue of the Journal for the History of Aluminium. In addition, each piece of this collection had been photographed and analysed in order to be consultable on the Aluminium Digital Library (www.culturalu.org).
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Online since : November 09, 2009
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Opening of the Aluminium Digital Library!
 | | Accessible at the link : www.culturalu.org, the Aluminium Digital Library offers you a sample of approximately 2 000 images on the topics of aluminium, its applications, its industries, its heritage and also on its impacts.
These images are organised by thematic albums coming from fonds and collections of archives, photographs or objects of which IHA is the depositary or the manager.
We wish you a pleasant and profitable navigation through this new digital library online !
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Online since : July 16, 2009
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The death of G.-Y. Kervern, the instigator of IHA
| | The Institute for the History of Aluminium was plunged into mourning by the death of its creator, Mr Georges-Yves Kervern, in December 2008.
He was a former student of the “École Polytechnique” (1955), Chief Engineer of the National Mining Service and graduated of the Institut d’études politiques [Institute of political studies, Paris, France]. Georges-Yves Kervern (1935-2008) followed an industrial career within Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann then within Pechiney (1971-1987). When he left Pechiney, he worked in banking and insurance.
In 1986, on the occasion of the centenary of the aluminium smelting process, events, publications and exhibitions were organized, with a strong focus on the history of aluminium. At that time, Georges-Yves Kervern was Chairman of the French Aluminium Association and president of the Pechiney aluminium group. He took this occasion to instigate the creation of IHA. His objective was to make durable the effort which had already begun to preserve and develop (in the framework of exchanges between University and Industry), the historical research on aluminium, paying particular attention to the importance of the international aspect of the work of the Institute from that time.
He personally deposited some of his archives with IHA and regularly contributed to the work of the Institute during the last twenty years.
As Visiting Professor to the Sorbonne University and author of many publications (among others on cyndinic – the science of risk), Georges-Yves Kervern had always expressed an important curiosity and intellectual open mind.
The Institute for the History of Aluminium addresses its sympathy to his family and his friends.
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Online since : January 15, 2009
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Organisation of IHA: globalisation
| | The Scientific Committee of IHA reinforced its globalisation by the creation of the role of a second vice-president of the Committee. Hans-Otto FRØLAND, professor of contemporary history at in Trondheim (Norway) agreed to accept this responsibility.
In addition, a role of a second vice-president of IHA was created. Claude RISS, until now Secretary of IHA, was elected to this function. He is one of the Officers of IHA with Maurice LAPARRA, President, Gaston OUELLET, Vice-President, and Claude BOISSELOT, Treasurer.
Finally, Philippe LECLAINCHE, General Delegate of the Association française de l’aluminium (French Aluminium Association), was named as director of IHA.
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Online since : December 01, 2008
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