Since the 18th century, the Netherlands has been going through significant transitions in which engineers have always played a crucial role. With the constant development of science and technology, major challenges were successfully overcome.
Since then, Dutch engineers have set up large infrastructures in the Netherlands, multinational enterprises, and wireless communication networks. And even now, we are going through a significant transition where engineers are working towards a ‘smart’ and sustainable civilization.
The piece written by Stichting Historie der Techniek, written at the request of 4TU, provides a brief overview of these developments, the role of engineers and the fields in which they made extraordinary achievements.
Read the overview here (only in dutch).