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AbstractThis article’s author researches physical, cultural, and technological spaces in England and Germany in the nineteenth century. He examines the cases of the Siemens companies in both countries and William Siemens (1823–1883), who was first educated in Germany and later moved to England, where he became a well-known and distinguished professional engineer. His themes are the industrial and technological state of England and Germany, the business strategies of the Siemens companies, the education and training of English and German engineers, and William Siemens’ opinions on technological development. In all these points, the spaces of England and Germany shaped technological development.
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Springer International Publishing
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