We are--again--very proud to announce that retired EHL professor Gijs Mom has won the 2021 Sidney Edelstein Prize, the Book prize of tho Society for the History of Technology SHOT. Earlier this year the book was also rewarded with the Book Prize of the World History Association (see here) Sidney Edelstein Prize citation (here) Globalizing
By Patrick Bek The dissertation is available in the TUE repository. Table of contents: Acknowledgements 5Figures 9Introduction 111 Responding to the Transport Mismatch, 1920-1940 352 Protesting Bus Regulations during the Depression, 1926-1938 593 Mobility Austerity during War and Scarcity, 1940-1947 714 Mobility Barriers during Postwar Industrialization, 1947-1970 895 Postwar Mobility Practices, 1947-1970 996 Disciplining Cyclists
On 14 December, Erik van der Vleuten participated, on personal invitation, in the College van Rijksadviseurs Toekomstatelier2100 workshop on cargo, resources, and the circular economy. In Toekomstatelier2100 the national government advisors explore the contours and challenges of Dutch society in the year 2100, and the implications for present-day policy. In his spoken column, Erik 'looked
On 10 December 2021, Patrick Bek successfully defended his PhD thesis called No Bicycle, No Bus, No Job: The Making of Workers' Mobility in the Netherlands, 1920-1990 The dissertation is available in the TUE repository. Table of contents: Acknowledgements 5Figures 9Introduction 111 Responding to the Transport Mismatch, 1920-1940 352 Protesting Bus Regulations during the
On 9 December 2021 Kenneth Bertrams presented his inaugural lecture as Endowed Professor of History of Science and Technologyin the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Maastricht University. The lecture was entitled: ‘From Scientific Patronage to Philanthocapitalism (and Back)' The professorship is an Endowed Chair by our Foundation for the History of Technology SHT. Jan
By Henk-Jan Dekker LINK Abstract In an effort to fight climate change, many cities try to boost their cycling levels. They often look towards the Dutch for guidance. However, historians have only begun to uncover how and why the Netherlands became the premier cycling country of the world. Why were Dutch cyclists so
On 15 November 2021, we organized the first Global History of Sustainability and Technology (GHoST) exploratory workshop. Participants came from EHL, TU Darmstadt, VU Amsterdam, and TU Delft. The participants explored various dimensions of the new research program that we imagine. For more information contact Erik van der Vleuten.
Niet, Irene, Rinie Van Est, and Frank Veraart. "Governing AI in electricity systems: reflections on the EU Artificial Intelligence Bill." Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence 4 (2021) link
Kanger, L., Schot, J., Sovacool, B. K., van der Vleuten, E., Ghosh, B., Keller, M., ... & Steinmueller, W. E. (2021). Research frontiers for multi-system dynamics and deep transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 41, 52-56. Abstract The sustainability transitions field has been dominated by studies on single systems. Expanding the scope to Deep Transitions
On Friday 17 September, EHL's Ginevra Sanvitale and Klara Strecker presented their research in a grad student event at Amsterdam University with the prominent historian of technology John Krige. Later that Friday John gave a public lecture (link). The inspiring event was organized by Mario Daniels of the German Studies department.