Global Industrie 2022

Once upon a time... the industry

19 August 1913: Adolphe Pégoud takes the leap

What happened this week in the History of Industry? It is to answer this question that Global Industrie invites you to rediscover, every week, a key event which occurred around this time… in another age. Let’s look back more than a century to the human (and industrial) feat accomplished by a somewhat forgotten pioneer of aviation who, on the 19th of August 1913, became the first man to parachute out of a plane… which he was flying. LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE Although

2021.08.18

Once upon a time... the industry

13 August 1826: life and death of René Laennec, inventor of the stethoscope

What happened this week in the History of Industry? It is to answer this question that Global Industrie invites you to rediscover, every week, a key event which occurred around this time… in another age. Let’s look back today at the life – and premature death, on the 13th of August 1826 – of a French doctor who revolutionized medicine and literally breathed new life into his profession. A MAN WITH BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND HUMAN QUALITIES René Laennec –

2021.08.16

Once upon a time... the industry

5 August 1914: the first electric traffic light is installed in Cleveland

What happened this week in the History of Industry? It is to answer this question that Global Industrie invites you to rediscover, every week, a key event which occurred around this time… in another age. This week, we take you on "road trip" 107 years back in time to the heart of the United States, on the 5th of August 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, where the world’s first electric traffic lights were installed. At least officially… A FIRST ATTEMPT WHICH MISFIRED The

2021.08.16

Once upon a time... the industry

28 July 1945: the Empire State Building and the B-25 accident

What happened this week in the History of Industry? It is to answer this question that Global Industrie invites you to rediscover, every week, a key event which occurred around this time… in another age. This week, let’s discover a little-known episode in the history of one of the most famous buildings in the world, an accident which unfortunately foreshadows the fateful events of September 11, 2001. AN ICONIC WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT Although its name probably means

2021.08.16