Want to go down a rabbit hole of technological change? My panel is for the arms enthusiasts interested in the weapons of the Victorian era. I’m a collector specialising in firearms technology and have a comprehensive collection of antiques which show that not all steampunk is just fantasy. In one century we went from flintlock muskets to machine guns. My panel focuses on the amazing development of these devices using actual original examples as a show and tell as you’ll learn just how creative humans are, esp in creating new ways to develop weapons systems and the related technologies of human mayhem..

Presenter–Andrew I Mychalus