TU Delft was born towards the end of the first industrial revolution. That was when people still moved around using horse and wagon, and when houses were lit with oil lamps and candles. By the time the first Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line, TU Delft was a venerable 66 years old! The second industrial revolution, which introduced electricity into our homes, was still a while away. Today, every household has more than one car on average, and we live surrounded by electricity-guzzling electronics. A power cut brings our normal life to an abrupt standstill.
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