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Explorations in the History of Machines and MechanismsFranz Reuleaux and the Rhenish Roots of Mechanism Theory

Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms: Franz Reuleaux and the Rhenish Roots of... [In 2009, the Department of Mechanism Theory and Dynamics of Machines of Aachen University (RWTH) celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation. Among the few higher education institutions still active in mechanisms theory in Germany, it is one of the older establishments, but compared with Dresden, for example, it is still relatively young. In a historical retrospective, this article examines whether, through the personal ties of Franz Reuleaux to his Rhenish homeland, there are even older relationships between his Berlin sphere of activity and the still young Aachen University. The result is very likely doubly interesting not only for the young, present day members of the department but also for foreigners to RWTH Aachen University because it sheds an interesting light on an important development phase of mechanism theory and also on the other hand explains the development of RWTH Aachen University during the early years of scientific consideration of mechanical engineering.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Explorations in the History of Machines and MechanismsFranz Reuleaux and the Rhenish Roots of Mechanism Theory

Part of the History of Mechanism and Machine Science Book Series (volume 15)
Editors: Koetsier, Teun; Ceccarelli, Marco
Braune, Reinhard; Corves, Burkhard
Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms — Jan 1, 2012
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012
ISBN
978-94-007-4131-7
Pages
21 –38
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4132-4_2
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Abstract

[In 2009, the Department of Mechanism Theory and Dynamics of Machines of Aachen University (RWTH) celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation. Among the few higher education institutions still active in mechanisms theory in Germany, it is one of the older establishments, but compared with Dresden, for example, it is still relatively young. In a historical retrospective, this article examines whether, through the personal ties of Franz Reuleaux to his Rhenish homeland, there are even older relationships between his Berlin sphere of activity and the still young Aachen University. The result is very likely doubly interesting not only for the young, present day members of the department but also for foreigners to RWTH Aachen University because it sheds an interesting light on an important development phase of mechanism theory and also on the other hand explains the development of RWTH Aachen University during the early years of scientific consideration of mechanical engineering.]

Published: Jan 1, 2012

Keywords: Kinematic Chain; Mechanism Theory; Steam Engine; World Exhibition; Polytechnic School

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