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History of German Technology. Deutsche Technikgeschichte. Agenda. Simple knowledge taken for granted. Floating Vessels Wheel Abacus (Arithmetic aid). All these things are simply known to work. Teil 1. 1890 - 1945. Bigger – Massive in size Faster Ocean Transport (Blue Riband )
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History of German Technology Deutsche Technikgeschichte
Simple knowledge taken for granted • Floating Vessels • Wheel • Abacus (Arithmetic aid) All these things are simply known to work
1890 - 1945 • Bigger – Massive in size • Faster Ocean Transport (Blue Riband) • “Modern” marketing, floating farces
1890 - 1945 • From photos to film • Fear of impact on society, Nazi usage • Amazing minimization
1900s • Airplanes and Airships • 1928 RAK2, rocket car tech shows • 1940, V-2 rocket (Vergeltungwaffe)
1600s • 1642 Pascal, French inventor of the mechanical calculator
1700 – 1900s • PellegrioTurri, Italian inventor of typew. • 1821 Karl Drais, keyboard on typewriter • 1942 KonradZuse, Z4
1980s • Monitors were added to typewriters • Mass storage devices • Computers further improved
Simple knowledge taken for granted • Phones • Internet • Delivery Service All these things are simply known to work
Conclusion • Despite drawbacks, Germany made risks • Flight matured too rapidly with the invention of rockets. • Films were quite likely an aid of Nazi rise to power • Computers are a culmination of large scaled development, imagination, risk, and innovation. • A great deal which Germany aided.
21stcentury: Discuss
Bibliography • Dark Side of the Moon by Wayne Biddle • weltdererfinder.de • planet-wissen.de • Technology and the culture of modernity in Britain and Germany, 1890 – 1945, by Rieger, Bernhard