TIN-20: Techniek in Nederland in de twintigste eeuw

摘要

The seven volumes of Techniek in Nederland in de twintigste eeuw, published in Zutphen by Stichting Historie der Techniek/De Walburg Pers between 1998 and 2003, are the showpiece of the Stichting Historie der Techniek (Foundation for the History of Technology). In 2,845 pages, they address the history of technology in the Netherlands during the twentieth century. TIN-20, as Techniek in Nederland in de twintigste eeuw is usually known, is the result of an ambitious undertaking funded by numerous universities, institutes, and private companies, much to the benefit of the academic history profession. It was edited by Johan Schot, Harry Lintsen, Arie Rip, and A. A. Albert de la Bruheze, and involved dozens of other subeditors and authors. It provided support for student assistantships, Ph.D. dissertations, postdoctoral fellowships, and professorships. And it greatly enhanced the value of collaborative research projects among scholars from different universities. This review can hardly do justice to the project by sketching the contents of its seven volumes, but it will try to put its merits into perspective. The first part considers TIN-20's aims; the second assesses its results and concludes with some personal views.