The Chair for the History of Technology and Economics was established at TU Dresden on September 1, 2021. Its chronological focus is on the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to the classical history of technology and economics, the professorship also integrates and pursues perspectives and debates from business history, the sociology of technology and finance, the history of science and medicine, human-animal studies and environmental history, transport history and mobility studies and political science research on statehood.
The Chair of History of Technology and Economics opens a new chapter at TU Dresden with its combination of topics and methods from the history of technology and economics and at the same time builds on Dresden traditions.

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