TG Technikgeschichte

Using the example of the discussions surrounding the plans to establish a national park in the rocky landscape of Saxon Switzerland, the paper focuses on the specific relationship of the GDR to nature and the environment. After the political and...

This article examines the interactions between landscape imaginaries and reclamation practices using the example of Lake Senftenberg, which was created in the 1970s, the peak of GDR environmental policy, and is regarded both as the GDR’s most...

Bioplastics have emerged as a beacon of hope for sustainable alternatives to conventional, petroleum-based plastics. They promise sustainability by techni- cally addressing the issues associated with plastics – waste burden, emissions, and...

This image and media science article is dedicated to the introduction and im- plementation of the MRI imaging procedure in diagnostic radiology between 1980 and 2015, which was associated with great hopes for the elucidation of health and disease....

On the threshold to the 20st century, progressive industrialization and mo- dernization processes in the areas of engineering, nutrition, health, and en- tertainment became visible in large parts of the world. Arrival, presence and distribution of...