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LargoLasskhyfv on Sept 20, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Was Germany’s 19th century industrial expansion du...

The TÜV has its roots in the prevention of steam boiler explosions to prevent loss of lives. Its application to other domains came much later, AFAIK.

notanzaiiswear on Sept 20, 2021 [–]

But weren't the steam boilers also copies of UK inventions?

LargoLasskhyfv on Sept 20, 2021 | [–]

Probably. And copied sloppily, operated recklessly, and exploded spectacurlarly.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technischer_%C3%9Cberwachungsv...

Reading the article, the TÜV as institution was also a copy of something which already existed in Great Britain!

Circles withing circles :-)

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