From the foundation in 1917 until Today: History of the Institute
Explore the Evolution: Tracing Our Institute's Journey from Iron and Steel Research to Max Planck Society's Materials Science Hub.
01: The Background Story of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Eisenforschung
Fritz Wüst and the Central Issue of Metal Research
02: The Initial Years of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Eisenforschung
03: Das Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Eisenforschung during the Weimarer Republic
04: The new building of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Eisenforschung
05: The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Eisenforschung during the Nazi Era until 1943
06: After 1943: Bomb Damage, Evacuation to Clausthal and End of War
07: The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Eisenforschung during the immediate Post-War Era
08: 1950s and integration into European research relations
09: The Restructuring of the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung in the 1970s
10: The Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung and the impact of the steel crisis
11: New challenges - the structural refurbishment and reorientation
12: The Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung Today
The text was investigated and written by:
Neumann & Kamp Historische Projekte
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