Polytechnisches Journal
Polytechnisches Journal
1. 1820 – 211. 1874
Dinglers Polytechnisches Journal
212. 1874 – 346. 1931
176,122 pages editorial text, 3.582 tables (Format up to 50x40 cm), more than 25.000 advertisements on 1,167 microfiches (text) and 346 microfiches containing complete tables
1994, ISBN 3-89131-169-9
Diazo (negative): EUR 7,670.– / Silver (negative): EUR 9,204.–
The Polytechnisches Journal documented the important stages of the industrial development in Europe from the early 19th century until the first decades of the 20th century.
The scope of its reports extends from the early innovations in agriculture, manufacture and mining, the new developments in machinery, transportation vehicles, telecommunication and chemistry to the reception of Einstein's theory of relativity in the last editions of the journal. The journal also covers the technical progress in other countries, in particular Great Britain and France during the 19th century, and Italy, Russia and America in the 20th century. The Polytechnisches Journal was the only journal in Europe which published a complete register of all english patents.
Besides the technical aspects, the journal also adressed the social problems which were connected with the technical progress: the emergence of factory workers, the formation of trade unions, and the first disputes as to environmental pollution.
For today's research into the history of technics and industry and their social aspects, the Polytechnisches Journal is a fisrst rate and indispensible source.