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History of German Technology

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

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  1. History of German Technology Deutsche Technikgeschichte

  2. Agenda

  3. Simple knowledge taken for granted • Floating Vessels • Wheel • Abacus (Arithmetic aid) All these things are simply known to work

  4. Teil 1

  5. 1890 - 1945 • Bigger – Massive in size • Faster Ocean Transport (Blue Riband) • “Modern” marketing, floating farces

  6. Teil 2

  7. 1890 - 1945 • From photos to film • Fear of impact on society, Nazi usage • Amazing minimization

  8. Teil 3

  9. 1900s • Airplanes and Airships • 1928 RAK2, rocket car tech shows • 1940, V-2 rocket (Vergeltungwaffe)

  10. Teil 4

  11. 1600s • 1642 Pascal, French inventor of the mechanical calculator

  12. 1700 – 1900s • PellegrioTurri, Italian inventor of typew. • 1821 Karl Drais, keyboard on typewriter • 1942 KonradZuse, Z4

  13. 1980s • Monitors were added to typewriters • Mass storage devices • Computers further improved

  14. Simple knowledge taken for granted • Phones • Internet • Delivery Service All these things are simply known to work

  15. 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.

  16. 21stcentury: Discuss

  17. 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

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