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Linde: History of a Technology Corporation, 1879-2004
Hans-Liudger Dienel
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Description for Linde: History of a Technology Corporation, 1879-2004
Hardcover. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 758.
In 1877, university Professor Carl von Linde obtained a patent for his refrigerator from the Imperial Patent Office - a patent for something that was not merely an invention, but the result of serious research in the basic laws of physics. Linde went on to found the Linde Company, one of the biggest German Gas and Engineering companies which became one of the models for science based industries. Today, the Linde Group, headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, is a global technology company dedicated to gas and engineering, material handling and refrigeration. This book examines the history of this company in the ... Read more
In 1877, university Professor Carl von Linde obtained a patent for his refrigerator from the Imperial Patent Office - a patent for something that was not merely an invention, but the result of serious research in the basic laws of physics. Linde went on to found the Linde Company, one of the biggest German Gas and Engineering companies which became one of the models for science based industries. Today, the Linde Group, headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, is a global technology company dedicated to gas and engineering, material handling and refrigeration. This book examines the history of this company in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
369
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403920331
SKU
V9781403920331
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99-15
About Hans-Liudger Dienel
HANS-LIUDGER DIENEL is Acting Director of the Center for Technology and Society of the Berlin University of Technology, and Director of the Nexus Institute for Cooperation Management and Interdisciplinary Research, Berlin (www.ztg.tu-berlin.de; www.nexus-berlin.com). His research foci are historical innovation research, mobility research, and research on knowledge and cooperation management.
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