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The History of the Department
1868
Establishment of the Munich Polytechnic School
First Study Programme of the
Mechanical-Technical Department
Carl v. Linde
, Chair of Theoretical Machine Science, lectures
on engines in general; steam engines.
H.C.A. Ludewig
, Chair
of Mechanical Engineering, lectures on: the construction of
simple machine parts; the construction of active machine
parts; the construction of machines and engines (each includ
ing lecture and tutorial).
F. Klingenfeld
, Chair of Descriptive
Geometry, lectures on: machine science; mechanical tech
nology; mechanical drawing (lecture and tutorial).
Johann
Bauschinger
, Chair of Technical Mechanics and Graphical
Statics (part of the engineering department until 1874), lec
tures on: technical mechanics; elementary mechanics.
1873
The Mechanical-Technical
Laboratory headed by
Johann Bauschinger which
was established in 1871
moves into a laboratory
building of its own. This later
results in the establishment
of the State Materials Test-
ing Institute for Mechanical
Engineering which is located at the Chair of Materi-
als Science and Material Mechanics (Ewald Werner)
today.
1875
Carl von Linde sets up the
Laboratory of Machine
Science.
With the newly-established
Laboratory of Theoretical
Machine Science the Munich
Polytechnic School was
ahead of all other German
technical universities in
scientific knowledge for nearly twenty years. The
objective of this laboratory was to conduct various
‘proof-of-principle’ studies in order to create better
calculation principles. One of the first experiments
concerns the determination of the properties of
superheated steam. For the first time, Linde also
includes the theory of refrigeration engines and
refrigeration technology in his
field of teaching.
Establishment of the Chair
of Mechanical Technology,
Egbert v. Hoyer is appointed
as full professor. The focus
of his work is on both textile
engineering and paper
technology.
Milestones in the History of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carl von Linde
Johann Bauschinger
A half-yearly certificate for Ludwig Frühwein from the Polytechnic School,
1868
Sketches and annotations from one of Carl Linde’s early lecture concepts
Egbert von Hoyer