Jan Ploeger, Het verstandshuwelijk van fiets en trein: Kansrijke ketenmobiliteit sinds 1900 (TUE, 2024). Link page Back flap: In de zoektocht naar een alternatief voor de auto geldt steeds vaker de combinatie van de flexibele fiets met het snelle treinvervoer tussen compacte 15-minuten steden als kansrijke oplossing. Het Verstandshuwelijk van fiets en trein beschrijft het
On April 18 2024, EHL's Jan Ploeger defended his dissertation Het verstandshuwelijk van fiets en trein: Kansrijke ketenmobiliteit sinds 1900 (link) at TUE. Congrats Jan!!!
Podcast Universiteit van Nederland, no. 606. Erik van der Vleuten, Waarom ons stikstof-probleem ooit juist een oplossing was. Published on Spotify Open (April 3, 2024). The podcast juxtaposes three very different narratives of what the problem is, where it comes from, how it could be solved, and who should solve it. Achtergrondpublicatie Nederlands: Erik
The EHL TC team is proud to present the next issue of Technology and Culture, the leading journal in the history of technology; we draw on scholarship from diverse disciplines and publish insightful pieces intended for general readers as well as specialists. ToC: January 2024, Volume 65, No. 1 On the Cover Showcasing China’s
View this email in your browser Read the latest research, essays, and book reviews in Technology and Culture! We are proud to present the next issue of Technology and Culture, the leading journal in the history of technology; we draw on scholarship from diverse disciplines and publish insightful pieces intended for general readers as well as
EHL's Mila Davids and Erik van der Vleuten, as well as their highly appreciated colleague Henny Romijn, were honored by TU/e for their 25 years anniversary. EHL's Jan Korsten celebrated his 25 years anniversary (for the Foundation SHT, not TU/e) last January. And it turns out that emeritus associate professor Gijs Mom also started working
As of February 1, the History lab welcomes a number of new guest and affiliated researchers in the Cycling Cities program. These are Annemarie de Wildt (museum consultant/ Public History for Cycling Cities: Africa (2024-June 2025) Michael Keith, coordinator Cycling Cities program (start 1 February 2024), Peter Bird, PhD, TOD-RUR: Cycling cities Minneapolis (15 January
From January 2024, the Netherlands' four technical universities are pooling their knowledge and expertise in the field of the history of technology in the 4TU centre History of Technology. The new centre aims to provide students, engineers and the wider audience with a historical awareness of the role that technology and engineers played in societal
EHL's Associate Professor emeritus Gijs Mom's delivered a keynote address at the 2023 GMHC-T2M Annual Conference in Seoul, on “New Mobility Studies: Niche to Mainstream.” Keynote Speech (Prof. Gijs Mom): https://youtu.be/z33H-octu8U
Next to doing lots of interesting field work and enjoying the very pleasant hosting by our UFFS partners, the SOY STORIES team participated in two very interesting events. Incidentally: having played the national anthem before the 1st event was a first for all of us ;)