1. Engineering Europe: big technologies and military systems in the making of 20th century Europe.
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Trischler, Helmuth and Weinberger, Hans
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ENGINEERING ,20TH century European history ,TECHNOLOGY ,CULTURE ,ECONOMIC development - Abstract
Big technological projects have long been an object of study within the history of technology. This paper looks at large transnational projects in Europe during the 20th century, a class of projects not dealt with so far in any comprehensive way. It is argued that such transnational projects have characteristics distinct from national ones and that they have, in different ways, contributed to the creation of Europe in the 20th century. After a thematic outline, the paper deals with projects in Europe in a chronological order, indicating that the number of transnational projects increased dramatically during the Cold War period. Some perspectives for further research are then discussed, including areas such as military projects and the role of European institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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