200 years KIT : 100 objects. parts of the whole. selected objects from the / Hatje Cantz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hatje Cantz, author, issuing body.

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Historiography--History.

Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Hatje Cantz, 2025.

Summary:

To mark the 200th anniversary of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), its history is being told through 100 selected objects.Proposals from the entire institute were submitted in response to a "Call for Objects." The curators Klaus Nippert and Andrea Stengel provide historical classifications of the objects with regard to their role in.

Contents:

Cover

3D-Scans, 2025

Titlepage

Contents

Foreword Jan S. Hesthaven

Foreword Helmuth Trischler

Foreword Alistair Hudson

Introduction

Stages in KIT's History

Karlsruhe Polytechnical College

Beginnings

Reform by Carl Friedrich Nebenius in 1832

Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering as Focal Points

The Revolutionary Period

First Zenith as a Model Institution

Small Steps down the Long Road to Academia

After a Slow Start, Achieving Equal Status with Universities

The Introduction of Women into Academic Study

Up to the End of World War I: New Research Topics Through Industrial Collaborations - Colonialism - War Research Efforts

From the Weimar Republic to the End of National Socialism

Restart and Expansion into a University for the Masses

Informatics - A New Discipline Emerges

Diversification of the Departmental Structure and New Organizational Framework

Karlsruhe and the Moment of the "1968ers"

The "First German Email"

Pivotal Points in the University's Evolution

Motivation and Structure

Specialized Infrastructure

Patents and Licenses

Career Paths away from National Socialism

Development and Research Focuses

Multipurpose Research Reactor

Separating Nozzle Technology

Superheated Steam Reactor

Niederaichbach Pressurized Water Reactor

Fast Breeder Reactor Project

Reprocessing Plant

Continuity into Nuclear Fusion Research

Basic Research in Physics

Scientific Services and Infrastructure

Identity

Thematic Evergreens and Novel Research Areas

Precautionary Measures against Malfunctions

Waste Disposal

Systems Analysis and Technology Assessment

Materials Science

Climate Research

Alternative Energy Sources

Karlsruhe Research Accelerator

Integration into the Helmholtz Association

KIT.

References and Notes for the Introduction

Chapter 1: Beginnings

001 Portrait of Gustav Friedrich Wucherer(early 19th c.)

002 Theodolite (ca. 1820)

003 Sketchbook by an Architect (ca. 1824)

004 Founding Charter of Karlsruhe Polytechnical College(1825)

005 First Printed Program of Courses at the Polytechnical College(1832)

006 Signpost to the Reactor Station(1957)

007 Forearm Prosthesis (ca. 1945)

008 Research Reactor FR 2 (1961)

009 KIT Logo (2006)

Chapter 2: The Polytechnical College (1825-1885)

010 Spherical Section Model (1833)

011 Periodic Table of the Elements (1869)

012 Herbarium of Alexander Braun (ca. 1840)

013 "Kneipbild" (1844)

014 School-Leaving Certificate (1831)

015 File on a Strike by Polytechnicians (1848)

016 Matriculation Roster of Karlsruhe Polytechnical College(1852-1859)

017 Painting "Hohentwiel bei Singen" (1858)

Redtenbacher's Work in the Context of Intellectual History

018 Model for Teaching Mechanical Engineering(ca. 1850)

019 Transcript of a Mechanical Engineering Lecture by Ferdinand Redtenbacher (1856-1857)

020 Mathematical Thread Model (1887)

Modern Models

021 Lantern Slide from Bruno Meyer's Publishing House(ca. 1885)

The Lantern-Slide Presentation as a Medial Innovation

Chapter 3: Karlsruhe Polytechnic up to World War I (1885-1914)

022 Research into Electromagnetic Waves by Heinrich Hertz(1886)

Freedom of Research 140 Years Ago

023 Drawing Exercises by a Civil Engineering Student(1891-1893)

Drawings in Engineering

024 Polarizing Microscope from Liquid Crystal Research (ca. 1890)

Object proposal

From the Carrot to the Flat Screen ...

025 Big Book of Doctorates Awarded by Karlsruhe Polytechnic (1901-1927)

026 Chain of Office for the Rector of Karlsruhe Polytechnic (1902).

027 Memorial Plaque on the Bestowal of the Epithet "Fridericiana" on Karlsruhe Polytechnic (from 1902 on)

028 Photographic Portrait of Magdalena Neff (1906)

On the Introduction of Women into Academic Studyin Germany

029 Certificate of Honorary Membership for Gas Chemist Hans Bunte (1910)

Hans Bunte's Research and Development in Technology

030 Professorial Robe at Karlsruhe Polytechnic (ca. 1961)

031 Beer Stein (1913)

Chapter 4: First World War and Interwar Period (1914 1933)

032 Calculation Table for Anti-Aircraft Fire (1915)

033 Fritz Haber as a Gas Warrior (from 1915 on)

034 Doctoral Certificate of Irene Rosenberg (1915)

035 Emergency Money Vouchers for On-campus Living (1923)

036 Ammonia Synthesis Reactor (1923)

037 Voltmeter (ca. 1910)

038 Fractionating Column (1930)

On the Role of Chemical Engineering

039 Table Knife from the Refectory (ca. 1930)

040 Grandstand of the Sports Stadium (1927-1931)

On the Design of the Academic Sports Stadium in Karlsruhe

041 Sistrah Lamp (design 1931)

Chapter 5: National Socialism and World War II (1933-1945)

042 Design of a "Thingstätte" (1934)

043 Sign for the Oskar Stäbel House (presumably 1934)

044 Protest against the Removal of History Professor Franz Schnabel (1936)

Maneuvering Room during the Dictatorship

045 Promotional Film for Engineering Studies (1937)

046 Racist Pamphlet on Heinrich Hertz (1938)

047 Personnel File on Professor Rudolf Weigel (1932-1972)

048 Instrument for Measuring Carbon Dioxide Content in Room Air (1943)

049 Secret War Research (1944)

050 Reminiscences by Contemporaries about Studying under National Socialism and in the Postwar Period (2012 und 2015)

Annemarie Heimann 2012 in Conversation

Hilde Becht 2015 in Conversation.

Chapter 6: Karlsruhe Polytechnic in the Postwar Period (1945-1967)

051 Dedicatory Sign by the 106th US Infantry Division for the Stadium of Karlsruhe Polytechnic (presumably 1945-1950)

052 Tribunal Verdict (1947)

Two Views on Denazification

053 Travel Diary (1951-1952)

054 Eiermann Table (ca. 1955)

055 Briefcase for Confidential Documents (ca. 1910)

056 Learning Matrix for Automatic Character Recognition (1960)

How the Learning Matrix Works

057 Core Memory (ca. 1965)

058 Photo Album (from 1967 on)

059 Theater Poster (1955)

Chapter 7: The Nuclear Research Center and Karlsruhe Research Center (1956-2009)

060 Karlsruhe Nuclide Chart(as of 1958)

Karlsruhe Nuclide Chart - Insights into Its History

061 Karlsruhe Standard Brick (ca. 1980)

062 Radiation-Protection Slide Rule (1958)

063 Separating Nozzle for Uranium Enrichment (1969)

064 Canine Unit Pennant (ca. 1980)

065 Fish Knife (ca. 1960)

066 Breeder Duck (1991)

067 Hydrogen Automobile (1986)

Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source for Private Transport

068 Tissue Dispenser Box (ca. 1970)

Outcome of a Quest for Meaning

069 "Henry the Ant" with His Gearwheel (1986)

Application of the LIGA Process in the Construction of Microcomponents

070 The Tension Triangle as a Bionic Stabilization Principle (2005)

071 Trainer for Minimally Invasive Surgery (ca. 2003)

072 Superconducting Magnetic Coil for Nuclear Fusion (2000)

073 MIPAS Spectrometer (2002)

Chapter 8: Karlsruhe University (1967-2009)

074 Karlsruhe Student Uprising (1970)

075 Self-Launching Glider (1971)

On the Development of Akaflieg AK-1.

076 First German Computer Science Diploma (1971)

077 Noose (1979)

078 First Email Received in Germany According to the Internet Protocol (1984)

Eye-witness Report

079 Student Periodical "Schärfer bitte!" (1997)

080 O-Phase T-Shirt (1997)

081 Grave Cross (2009)

Chapter 9: KIT (2009-2025)

082 Humanoid Robot (2006)

083 Arrangement of International Visitors' Gifts (ca. 1955-2020)

084 Drinking Cup of a Traveling Researcher (2022)

085 Precision Balance for the Lightest Elementary Particles (2018)

086 The KIT Backpack (ca. 2015)

087 High-Performance Computing Center (2023)

088 Big Tam-Tam (2020)

089 Mold for Radioactive Waste (ca. 2000)

090 Climate-Friendly Cement (2010)

Chapter 10: Addressing the Institution's History

091 Monument to the Fallen Polytechnicians in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 (1873)

092 Polytechnicians' Pageant (1877)

093 Pallas Athena (1925)

094 Plaque in Memory of Gas Chemist Hans Bunte (1932)

095 Memorial Plaque on the Development of Ammonia Synthesis (1990)

096 Plaque in Protest of Chemical Weapons (1991)

097 Plaque on Research Reactor FR 2 (ca. 1995)

098 Carl Benz Monument (2007)

099 Memorial Plaque Dedicated to the Victims of National Socialism (2016)

100 Student Flyer (2022)

On the Role of Student Protest in the Steinbuch Case

Notes for the Object Texts

Sources

Image Index

Acknowledgments

Biographies

Imprint

3D-Scans, 2025.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-7757-6080-6

OCLC:

1587899268