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Feature03 November 2016,
updated04 November 2016Portfolio CompaniesNuremberg
The discovery of the dynamo-electric principle has brought about greater changes to the way our society lives than practically any other scientific breakthrough. By inventing the dynamo machine, not only did Werner von Siemens help bring about the advent of electrical machinery, he was also instrumental in accelerating and facilitating industrial processes. Seen from the perspective of society, this completely changed accepted concepts of time and mobility.
Infographics
The dynamo-electric principle
The dynamo-electric principle – a powerful driving force for 150 years
Structure of a dynamo machine
Press Pictures: 110 Years Dynamowerk Berlin
Klaus Helmrich, Member of Managing Board of Siemens AG, speaks at the customer event in Berlin.
Klaus Helmrich (right), Member of Managing Board of Siemens AG, and Juergen Brandes, CEO of the Process Industries and Drives Division, at the customer event in Berlin.
Historical Pictures
The Dynamowerk around 1906
The Dynamowerk factory seen from Motardstrasse, taken around 1906. The Dynamowerk is among the oldest production buildings in Siemensstadt. Work began on its construction in 1906. By 1940, Siemens had extended the factory in several stages.
Dynamowerk Berlin around 1913
View into the Railway Hall of the Dynamowerk in around 1913. From approximately 1930 onwards, the "E 44", the world's first multi-purpose electric locomotive, was produced here using a welded construction.
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150 years of the dynamo-electrical principle
The discovery of the dynamo-electric principle has brought about greater changes to the way our society lives than practically any other scientific breakthrough. By inventing the dynamo machine, not only did Werner von Siemens help bring about the advent of electrical machinery, he was also instrumental in accelerating and facilitating industrial processes. Seen from the perspective of society, this completely changed accepted concepts of time and mobility.