History of the Mechanical Division before 1905

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History of the Mechanical Division before 1905

• Training of practical mechanics in the
  early years of the Technical School
• 1835 Reform of the mathematical-mechanical
  section in the upper department
• c. 1850 The renowned teachers of scientific
  mechanical engineering Schubert and Hülsse
• work at the Polytechnical School.
• The upper department is divided into three
  sections or subject areas
• section A machine construction and mechanical
  engineering
• Establishment of an independent
  Mechanical-Technical Division
• 1871 The Mechanical Division becomes the core of
  the Polytechnical College extension of
• the mechanical engineering subjects. The Zeuner
  era introduces a strong theoretical emphasis.
• 1860 ... Extension of the mechanical engineering
  collections
• 1880 ... Institution of experimental research as
  the campus is enlarged      Hartig
  technological experiment (dynamometric
  measurements on machines)    L. and E. Lewicki,
  Mollier establishment of the Machine Laboratory
      Stribeck and Scheit establishment of the
  Mechanical-Technical Experimental Institution

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The Mechanical Division becomes a Faculty
1900 ... The Zeuner school and their influence on
thermal machine construction      Mollier,
Leonidas and Ernst Lewicki, Nusselt, Plank and
Merkel 1918 ... Modern scientific mechanical
engineering is marked by industrial
rationalization      Berndt, Sachsenberg, Nägel
and  Kutzbach     introduction of new subject
areas, such as Automotive Engineering
(Wawrziniok), Theory of Mechanisms and Machines
(Alt), Heat Economy (Pauer) 1939-45 The
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (named so in
1941) performs armaments research for the Nazi
regime 1945 A new beginning after World War II
Heidebroek becomes Rector and Dean 1946-48 The
Mechanical Engineering Division in the Faculty of
Communal Economy 1949 Re-establishment of the
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - new subjects,
new names Lichtenheldt, Frenzel, Jante,
Koloc, Faltin, Albring, Eisenkolb, Boie,
Neuber 1952 Separation of the Faculties of
Electrical Engineering (1952), Technology (1954)
and Lightweight Construction (1954-1956), and
later Aeronautics (1956) from the Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering 1968 3rd Higher
Education Reform faculties as structural units
are replaced by sections famous university
lectures Fronius, Kienast, Tränkner, Berthold,
Gruner, Oehmichen, Elsner, Weigand, Richter,
Schatt and others 1989 New foundation of the
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering after the
German reunification and the concurrent higher
education reforms lecturers with a formative
influence Landgraf as Rector and Holzweißig as
Dean
Aus dem Vortrag von Klaus Mauersberger, Kustodie
der TU Dresden, zur 100-jährigen Geschichte des
Zeuner-Baus am 07.12.2005 an der Fakultät
Maschinenwesen