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Monday, Oct 25, 2019. How important is history for my life? Is it really important what | Monday, Oct 25, 2019. How important is history for my life? Is it really important what | ||
- | happened 150 years ago? Is it important for me what happened | + | happened 150 years ago? Is it important for me what happened |
which took place much longer ago, about 1000 AD, or perhaps 1900 AD? | which took place much longer ago, about 1000 AD, or perhaps 1900 AD? | ||
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There are events which still have a meaning today, since they are the origin of things which | There are events which still have a meaning today, since they are the origin of things which | ||
are important to us. For example, in about 1870 the German engineer Siegfried Marcus built the | are important to us. For example, in about 1870 the German engineer Siegfried Marcus built the | ||
- | first gasoline powered combustion engine, and after similar inventions by Otto and Rudolf | + | first gasoline powered combustion engine, and after similar inventions by Nicolaus August |
- | Diesel, in 1885, Karl Benz developed a petrol or gasoline powered automobile and created | + | and Rudolf Diesel, in 1885, Karl Benz developed a petrol or gasoline powered automobile and created |
several copies. The beginning of the automobile industry, which is covering the whole globe | several copies. The beginning of the automobile industry, which is covering the whole globe | ||
today. When you see a car, the question of how this car was invented - and perhaps also | today. When you see a car, the question of how this car was invented - and perhaps also | ||
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We all use mobile phones today. The electromagnetic waves, which are the basis of the | We all use mobile phones today. The electromagnetic waves, which are the basis of the | ||
- | whole communication, | + | whole communication, |
- | their mathematical prediction by the Scottish Mathematician James-Clerk Maxwell about 35 years | + | their mathematical prediction by the Scottish Mathematician James-Clerk Maxwell about 20 years |
before. When I plan my own action, it is good to know how things have developed. | before. When I plan my own action, it is good to know how things have developed. | ||
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**This is part of the trilogy project "Faith of a Scientist" | **This is part of the trilogy project "Faith of a Scientist" | ||
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