Andreas Kahlow

Andreas Kahlow

Andreas Kahlow (born August 19, 1952 in Berlin ) is a German engineer, science historian and university professor.

Life

Andreas Kahlow was born in Berlin as the son of the writer Heinz Kahlow and the actress Eva Maria Kahlow. From 1967 to 1971 he attended the Max Planck High School in Berlin-Mitte. Instead of journalism as originally intended, he studied marine engineering at the University of Rostock from 1971 to 1975 . The life of the grandfather (captain, later pilot) influenced this decision. The familiarity with the artistic activities of the freelance parents led Kahlow to endeavor to relate scientific-technical and literary-artistic work. After graduating as a graduate engineer for ship technology / mechanical engineering in 1975, he began to work as a scientific assistant in the field of "solid body mechanics" in the ship technology section (headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Postl). The doctoral thesis “ Natural Vibrations of Ribbed Flat Shells ” followed on from Kahlow's thesis on shell theory by VA Postnov and VS Kalinin. The assistant's time was interrupted for 18 months by being called up for basic military service in the National People's Army (NVA) - but Volkmar Dölz continued to work on the doctoral topic because of its industrial relevance. This interruption was the reason for Kahlow to leave the field of mechanical engineering and ship technology and turn to the history of technology and technical sciences.

In 1978 he moved to the Humboldt University in Berlin to the department “Philosophical Problems in Natural Sciences” (Head: Hermann Ley , later Karl-Friedrich Wessel ). Graduates of scientific and technical subjects were given the opportunity to work on philosophical and historical problems in their field with the aim of obtaining a doctorate as part of an aspirant or research degree. Students were not trained. In addition to the historical processing of the development of the natural and technical sciences , the discussions in the “area” focused on the possible transferability of statements from the physical theory of self-organization to social development processes. With a thesis on theory development in technical mechanics in the 19th century, Kahlow received his doctorate in 1981 at the Humboldt University Berlin. phil., the supervisors were Professors Hermann Ley and Rolf Sonnemann ( TU Dresden ).

From 1981 on, Kahlow worked for three years as a science journalist and editor for the GDR television ( DFF ). In 1984, when a position became vacant at the Institute for Theory and Organization of Sciences (ITW), he was able to transfer to the Academy of Sciences of the GDR. Here he was initially in the " Theory of Science " department (head: Lothar Läsker), later in the " History of science " department (head: Hubert Laitko ). The topic of “the development of new research directions” dealt with in the field of “philosophy of science” led him to a long-term empirical study of the dynamics of research groups in the field of semiconductor physics ( electroluminescence ) initiated by the social psychologist Annedore Schulze . The topic was first dealt with within the GDR, later also in an international context, and in 1993 led to a larger publication on innovations in research from a social-psychological perspective. The "History of Science" area covered the history of materials testing and technical mechanics. and bridge building in the foreground.

After the opening of the GDR, Kahlow successfully applied to the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris for a one-year research grant at the “Center des recherches en histoire des sciences et techniques” (CRHST). The research topic again concerned the history of technical mechanics. From this activity went u. a. Essays on the influence of France on the development of technical mechanics in Germany (History and Technology 12 (1995)) and on Jean-Victor Poncelet (Paris: CRHST 1998).

In 1992 Andreas Kahlow was appointed professor for "construction history" at the civil engineering department of the previously founded University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam . The then founding dean of this department, Peter Berg, had made the establishment of a construction history subject part of the teaching concept and planned a close connection between the training and the architecture department. In recent times, the subject has become increasingly important (ASBau Reference Framework 2019). The structure of the teaching area at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam initially comprised the subjects “Construction History” for civil engineers and architects and the subject “Technical History” for restorers. Special events on the history of civil engineering and bridge construction followed later. In addition, Andreas Kahlow also gave lectures in the field of statics. In cooperation with his colleagues, additional components of the teaching included building surveys of existing buildings in need of renovation as well as excursions to current construction sites such as historical buildings. As part of student “engineering projects”, the content of the photo archive of the traditional company Philipp Holzmann AG (which existed until 2002) was started and made available on the Internet. In addition to teaching at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences, Kahlow held a teaching position in the "Restoration / Excavation Technology" course at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (now HTW Berlin) for the field of "In-depth cultural and technological history" from 1995 to 2007 and worked in 2013 at the FH Potsdam and in Tashkent participated in the training of Uzbek students in the field of building conservation.

In addition to the history of technical mechanics, Andreas Kahlow has increasingly devoted himself to the history of structural engineering in his publications since 1992. A special feature was the media combination of this topic in the form of exhibitions, conferences and publications. The conferences and exhibitions organized since 1992 that have resulted in publications include

- 1992 controversy, communication and theory in the technical sciences, conference at the Museum for Transport and Technology (today: Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin), Berlin (together with Karl-Eugen Kurrer );

- 1993 drawing, graphic, image in technical sciences and architecture, conference FH Potsdam (together with Karl-Eugen Kurrer);

- 1998 beauty and utility. David Gilly 1748–1808, conference and exhibition at the FH Potsdam and the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation (SPSG), Paretz Palace (exhibition in cooperation with the Design Department (Detlef Saalfeld));

- 2001 Bridges in the City - The Potsdam City Canal and its Bridges Conference and exhibition FH Potsdam in the Stadtmuseum Potsdam (exhibition in cooperation with the design department of the FH Potsdam);

- 2006 Johann August Röbling 1806–1869. Civil engineering between art and science. Conference of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in the House of Brandenburg-Prussian History, exhibition in Mühlhausen in cooperation with Nele Güntheroth, Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin and the Mühlhausen museums. The basis was a DFG research project on the work of bridge builder Johann August Röbling.

Andreas Kahlow is a member of numerous scientific societies devoted to the history of technology and construction technology as well as the history of science: Society for the history of building technology, society for the history of technology, International Committee for the History of Technology, society for the history of science, medicine and technology. In addition, he was an expert in the Comité de Lecture of the journal Sciences et Techniques en perspective S&TP (1997–2000) and in the Editory Advisory Panel of the journal Engineering History and Heritage (2009–2015). After all, Kahlow was a member of the Scientific Committee of the first “International Congress on Construction History” , organized by Santiago Huerta Fernández in Madrid in 2003, which has since taken place every three years as an established international conference series for the history of construction technology Third annual conference "Thrift as a Principle - Rationality as a Worldview" he organized in May 2017 at the FH Potsdam. He supervised over 70 diploma and master's theses as first and second reviewer at the FH Potsdam and other universities and participated in numerous doctorates as a technical college second reviewer.

In April 2018 Andreas Kahlow retired from the FH Potsdam. He continues to work in the context of teaching assignments and lectures at universities, the center for advanced training in the preservation of historical monuments and the renovation of old buildings, Propstei Johannesberg, and as an expert (including the Federal Chamber of Engineers, Society for the History of Building Technology, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences). In addition to the history of bridge construction and engineering biographies, his research focuses increasingly on aspects of civil engineering and early engineering from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Fonts

• A. Kahlow: Innovations and Theory Building in the Engineering Sciences . In: Wiss. Booklets of the University of Education "W. Ratke “Köthen, issue 1/1984, pp. 199–201.
• A. Kahlow: An engineer founded a science: Charles Augustin de Coulomb . In: Wissenschaft und progress 36 (1986), pp 158-161.
• A. Kahlow: The development of new scientific concepts and programs as an early stage of new research directions . In: Academy of Sciences - ITW Colloquia 59 (1987), pp. 74-86.
• A. Kahlow: Strength research in 19th century Berlin . In: Feingerätetechnik 36 (1987), H. 7, pp. 317-320.
• A. Kahlow: Research directions and their social structures . In: Academy of Sciences - ITW Colloquia 69 (1989), pp. 124-137.
• A. Kahlow: The technical controversy in the last third of the 19th century . In: Academy of Sciences - ITW Colloquia 74 (1990), pp. 115–129.
• A. Kahlow: Science and belief in ether. Thomas Young's modulus of elasticity and his wave theory of light . In: Kultur und Technik 3 (1994), pp. 40-45.
• A. Kahlow: The history of construction technology between the history of technical sciences, the history of technology and the history of construction . In: Blätter für Technikgeschichte, Heft 57/58 (1995/1996), pp. 65–70.
• A. Kahlow, K.-E. Kurrer: Arch and vault from 1800 to 1864 . In: Arch Bridges. History, Analysis, Assessment, Maintenance and Repair. Ed. By Anna Sinopoli, pp. 37-42. Rotterdam: Brookfield 1998.
• A. Kahlow: Section, Strain and Stress: The Anatomy of Construction from Leonardo to Modern Times . In: ICON. Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology 4 (1998), pp. 157-180.
• A. Kahlow: The first years of the Berlin Building Academy . Prehistory and time picture around 1800 . In: Karl Schwarz (Ed.): 1799–1999. From the building academy to the Technical University of Berlin . History and Future , pp. 32–55. Berlin: Ernst & Son 1999.
• H. Falter, A. Kahlow, KE Kurrer: From geometric thinking to the static-constructive approach in bridge design . In: Bautechnik 78 (2001), issue 12, pp. 889–902.
• A. Kahlow: Engineer portrait: Johann August Röbling (1806–1869). In: Deutsche Bauzeitung 10/2002, pp. 112–114.
• A. Kahlow: Johann August Röbling (1806-1869). From the Berlin Building Academy to the Brooklyn Bridge in New York . In: Horst Kant and Annette Vogt (eds.): From the history and theory of science. Hubert Laitko presented by friends, colleagues and students on his 70th birthday, pp. 91–109. Berlin: Publishing house for scientific and regional history Dr. Michael Engel 2004.
• A. Kahlow: Johann August Röbling (1806-1869). Early Projects in Context . In: Theodore Green (Ed.): John A. Roebling. A Bicentennial Celebration of His Birth. 1806-1869. PE Symposium October 27, 2006. Brooklyn, New York: The American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 2006, pp. 37-61,
• A. Kahlow: Theory and Practice in Timber Construction 1800-1830 . In: Carvais, R., Guillerme, A. Nègre, V. Sakorovitch, J. (Eds.): Nuts and Bolts of Construction History. Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress on Construction History, Paris: Edition A. et J. Picard 2012, Vol. 1, pp. 265-272.
• A. Kahlow: Bützow's wrought iron lattice truss bridge across the Nebel river, 1848: Design, History, and Reconstruction . In: Bowen, B. et al. (Ed.): Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Construction History. June 2015, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago: Construction History Society of America 2015, Vol. 2, 381-388
• A. Kahlow: Historic landmark of civil engineering. Sanssouci pumping station receives title . In: Deutsches Ingenieurblatt 2017, no. 11, pp. 34–39.

proof

1. ↑ V. Dölz: For the calculation of natural vibrations of orthogonally ribbed shells with the help of the Ritz method . Univ. Rostock, Diss. A 1983.
2. ↑ A. Kahlow: Philosophical problems of the theoretical development of technical science using the example of the development of technical mechanics in the 19th century . Humboldt Univ. Berlin, Diss. A, 1981.
3. ↑ A. Schulze, A. Kahlow: Innovations in research from a social psychological point of view. The emergence of scientific innovations as a group formation process . European University Theses, Vol. 417. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang 1993.
4. ↑ A. Kahlow: August Wöhler and the development of strength and material research in the 19th century . In: Dresden contributions to the history of technical sciences 14 (1987), pp. 45–67.
5. ↑ A. Kahlow: Connections between scientification, standardization and automation from a scientific-historical point of view using the example of the development of materials and strength research in the 19th century . In: Dresden contributions to the history of technical sciences, issue 16 (1988), pp. 89–92.
6. ↑ A. Kahlow: The memorandum on the "introduction of a state-recognized classification of iron and steel" and the emergence of state material testing in Prussia . In: Academy of Sciences - ITW Colloquia 68 (1989), pp. 83-97
7. ↑ A. Kahlow: Thomas Young and the development of the term modulus of elasticity. In: NTM (1990), H. 2, pp. 13-26
8. ^ A. Kahlow: Knowledge Transfer in the 19th Century. Young, Navier, Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge . In: William R. Woodward and Robert S. Cohen (Eds.): World Views and Scientific Discipline Formation. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science; V. 134, pp. 377-386. Dordrecht: Kluwer 1991.
9. ^ A. Kahlow: Leonhard Euler and the projects of a wide-span Neva bridge in St. Petersburg . In: Dresden contributions to the history of technical sciences 17 (1993), pp. 37–45.
10. ^ A. Kahlow: French Influence on the Development of Applied Mechanics in Germany in the Nineteenth Century . In: History and Technology 12 (1995), pp. 179-189.
11. ^ A. Kahlow: JV Poncelet et "l'esprit de la géométrie". Naissance d'une communauté internationale d'ingénieurs (première moitié du XIXe siècle) : Acte de la Journée d'étude 15–16 December 1994, CRHST, Cité des sciences et de l'industrie. Edits by Irina Gouzevich and Patrice Bret. Paris, 1998, pp. 29-35.
12. ↑ Philipp Holzmann AG picture archive. A project of the Berlin-Brandenburg Economic Archives, June 23, 2019, accessed on December 8, 2019 . 
13. ↑ A. Kahlow; K.-E. Kurrer: Controversy, Communication, and Theory in Technical Sciences . In: Bautechnik 70 (1993), H. 3, pp. 184-185.
14. ↑ A. Kahlow; K.-E. Kurrer: drawing, graphics, image in engineering and architecture . In: Bautechnik 71 (1994), H. 5, pp. 303-304.
15. ↑ On the beautiful and the useful . David Gilly 1748–1808, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation (ed.), Idea and concept: Andreas Kahlow. Potsdam 1998.
16. ↑ A. Kahlow (Ed.): Bridges in the city. The Potsdam City Canal and its bridges . Book accompanying the conference and exhibition. Potsdam: FH Potsdam 2001.
17. ↑ N. Güntheroth, A. Kahlow, T, Müller (eds.): From Mühlhausen to the New World - The bridge builder JA Röbling (1806–1869) . Mühlhausen contributions special issue 15, Mühlhausen / Thür .: Mühlhausen museums and Mühlhausen city archive 2006.
18. ↑ St. M. Holzer, Chr. Rauhut, T. Meyer, Chr. Krafczyk (Hrsg.): With the cheapest means durable, fire-proof and convenient - economy as a principle, rationality as a worldview . Proceedings of the third annual conference of the Society for the History of Building Technology, 4. – 6. May 2017 at the FH Potsdam. Dresden: Thelem 2019.
19. ↑ A. Kahlow: The pumping station for the fountains of Sanssouci . Historical landmarks of civil engineering vol. 21. Berlin: Federal Chamber of Engineers 2017
20. ^ A. Kahlow: Johann August Roebling. Anything Goes - Bridges in the New World . In: Heiderose Kilper (ed.): Migration and Baukultur. Transformation of building through individual and collective immigration. Basel: Birkhäuser 2019, pp. 163–182.