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Jakob Wolfensberger arbeitete sich aus einer Weberfamilie im Zürcheroberländer Dorf Bauma zum grössten Arbeitgeber des Ortes hoch. Mehr als fünfzig Jahre nach seinem Tod liegt eine umfassende Darstellung seines Wirkens vor: Bekannt als Firmengründer, Eisengiesser und Burgenforscher, war er...
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"The Industrial Revolution is central to the teaching of economic history. It has also been key to historical research on the commercial expansion of Western Europe, the rise of factories, coal and iron production, the proletarianization of labour, and the birth and worldwide spread of...
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"During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been made of the details of the Industrial Revolution, what remains a mystery is why it took place at all. Why did this...
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