Prof. Dr. Lothar Graf zu Dohna ist am 9. März 2021 verstorben.

Der am 4. Mai 1924 Geborene lehrte von seiner Berufung 1972 bis zu seiner Emeritierung 1989 Geschichte des Mittelalters am Institut für Geschichte der Technischen Universität Darmstadt.

The price has been awarded to David Blischke and Frauke Honkomp

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The new study on Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) by our staff member Nora Thorade was published at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung at the end of last year. You can download the study (in German) on their Website.

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Editor: Gerrit Jasper Schenk

Stelle im Fachgebiet Neuere Geschichte zum 1. April 2021 zu besetzen.

Skandale, Affären, Debatten: Fundierte historische Analyse der wichtigsten Korruptionsfälle und ihrer Auswirkung auf die politische Kultur

Angesichts der Corona-Maßnahmen-Kritik: Ein Gespräch über die Geschichte der Vorsorge

Zeitungsartikel aus: Landshuter Zeitung v. 17.10.2020

Last Thursday, Martin Schmitt received the award of the Society for the history of Science, Medicine and Technology (GWMT) together with Lucia Aschauer. He received the award for my dissertation on the digitalisation of banking in Germany.

What is black coal? What is it made of and where does it come from? What are its advantages and why? What was it used for and why not? In the 19th century, questions such as these increasingly came to the attention of scientists and miners. They were triggered by the rising economic value of hard coal, the increasing necessity of a secure supply, but also by the widespread use of hard coal. Nevertheless, little is known about how contemporaries in the age of industrialization viewed the materiality of this raw material. Using the example of three small areas of the German black coal mining industry, this book takes a look behind the scenes of industrialization and makes black coal, one of its most important raw materials, an actor in history.

Prof. Dr. Gerrit Jasper Schenk Co-Organizer

More than 130 scientists and practitioners from 30 countries and UN organizations met at the Herrenhausen Conference “Extreme Events – Building Climate Resilient Societies” supported by the Volkswagen Foundation in Hanover at Herrenhausen Palace from October 9 to 11, 2019.

edited by Martina Heßler

The love for cars, atomic euphoria, fear of machines, rage and frustration in dealing with computers: technology triggered diverse and sometimes violent emotions in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emotions related to technology influenced its development, its acceptance and its use. Now, a new edited volume by Martina Heßler deals with this important but often neglected topic in history. With contributions by Christopher Neumainer, Kevin Liggieri, Garbiele Gramelsberger oder Julia Zons.

International Medieval Congress (IMC) in Leeds with the special focus on ‘Climates’

Planned sessions of Prof. Dr. Gerrit J. Schenk and Stephan Ebert. For more information read the call for paper. --- Deadline: 23 August 2020 For more information contact: ebert@pg.tu-darmstadt.de .

Ehemaliger Mitarbeiter des Instituts verstorben

Das Institut für Geschichte trauert um Dietrich Bruckner, Oberstudienrat im Hochschuldienst, der von 1970 bis 2001 bei uns tätig war.