Full Speed Ahead Was Yesterday: Energy Paths into the Present
Exhibition/Lecture
23.10.2010 – 26.10.2010
Location: Deutsches Museum, Munich
Conveners: Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum/ RCC), Nina Möllers (Deutsches Museum/RCC), Stefan Esselborn (RCC), Felix Mauch (RCC)
Sponsors: Rachel Carson Center, Deutsches Museum
Conference Report – English (pdf, 243 KB)
Energy is the basis of human life and the “fuel of civilization.” Where it came from and how much of it was available had a formative effect on our history. Today, it determines our present and future. Energy is, however, not an unlimited resource. Its supply is connected to economic, social, and ecological costs. Securing a stable and sustainable energy supply is therefore one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century. Our supply of non-regenerable resources is dwindling as time goes by. Simultaneously, their production is becoming increasingly risky. Discussions surrounding man-made climate change or natural disasters like in the Gulf of Mexico are time and again making our dependence on fossil fuels more apparent.
A "market stand for the sciences" will be created in the foyer of LMU Munich's main building. Under the leadership of Helmuth Trischler, in cooperation with Nina Möllers, an exhibition, conceptualized by Stefan Esselborn and Felix Mauch entitled "Full Speed Ahead Was Yesterday: Energy Paths into the Present" was created. The exhibition will use a global perspective to divide the history of energy use into four phases that demonstrate each period’s problems and advantages.
Visitors admire the exhibition "Full Speed Ahead Was Yesterday: Energy Paths into the Present" in LMU's main building.
Felix Mauch interacts with visitors.