ly early, the Chinese empire started to build up a large bureaucracy. This was probably why in the 2nd century BC the process of papermaking was invented - a process which basically remained in use up
ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF BELARUS Listen Belarus has few natural resources and in particular lacks coal and iron ore, the basic ingredients of the classic heavy industries. Only potash (potassium c
ON THE DARK SIDES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: NAZI AND OTHER FORCED LABOUR Listen Forced labour is difficult to distinguish from other forms of economic exploitation. In pre-industrial times, it can
to disease and pests, increasing the need for synthetic inputs. By the 1920s, the herbicide auxin 2,4-D had been introduced: It can be seen as a symbol of the ambivalence of development, as auxin was
“Clean and tidy and ready to be fired up once more”. That may be so. But blast… more ERIH PRESENTS over 2,400 sites from all European countries AMONG THEM OVER 100 ANCHOR POINTS Industrial History of 51 countries
have been particularly affected by industrialisation. In total, we present on our website more than 2,400 sites of interest from all European countries . All sites are assigned to one or more of the 16
Revolution in England, concrete connections have now been proven: English traders trafficked some 2.5 million people from Africa to the plantations of the Caribbean and North America in the 18th century
ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF KAZAKHSTAN Listen Geographically, only a small part of the country lies in Europe. The larger part lies in Asia: according to the current view, the continental border runs
1956 by the highly respected mathematician Sergei Mergelian. The innovative computer families "Rasdan-2" and "Nairi" were developed there in the 1960s. The Museum of Science and Technology in Yerevan documents
EUROPEAN THEME ROUTES ILLUSTRATE THE CONNECTIONS Listen Currently ERIH presents over 2,400 sites of all branches of industry from all countries, that are partly or entirely considered part of Europe from
ly early, the Chinese empire started to build up a large bureaucracy. This was probably why in the 2nd century BC the process of papermaking ... more PRODUCTION Domestic handmade textile production was
industry for the German economy on the whole has mostly been overrated. In 1907 for example, no more than 2% of the German work force were employed in the military sector. In fact, most historians agree now that [...] was taken over by the military in the thirties and brought to use for the first time in the German "V-2" in 1944. Radar again, in everyday use now on airplanes, ships or motorways, was invented for military
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attractive industrial heritage sites at the end of the funded development phase, it now includes more than 2,400 sites from all 51 countries that are considered part or all of Europe from a political, cultural
in Angola. Since Britain formally banned the slave trade in 1807, Portugal still shipped more than 2 million Africans to South America: more than any other country. It was not until 1869 that the government
ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF SWITZERLAND Listen On the face of it, the prerequisites of industrialisation were lacking: Switzerland is almost entirely devoid of the basic raw materials of coal and iro
