Tekna 150 years

What did it look like in the year of birth 1874?

Tekna turns 150 this year! Get an insight into what the technological landscape looked like in the year of his birth, 1874.

Tekna is a trade union for over 100,000 natural scientists, technologists and students, and was started in 1874. Thus, the 150th anniversary is being celebrated this year! This month's Technology History Thursday will therefore be one of Tekna's many anniversary events when we ask: What did the technological landscape look like in 1874? What was the hottest of the hot - the thing that all techies were excited about, and some maybe skeptical about?

Pål Nygaard is a historian and associate professor at BI Business School. He has researched and published books in technology, business and economic history, i.a. about the status and societal role of engineers. In connection with the 150th anniversary, Nygaard is one of several historians who tell the story of the role of engineers in Norwegian social development from 1850 to the present day in online articles and lectures.

In 2024, Tekna will be 150 years old. The 150th anniversary is being marked across the country in a number of events, historical articles online and anniversary gifts for e.g. the knowledge centers in Norway.

Registration and information

It is not necessary to register, but if you would like some catering before the event, you must register via the link below no later than two days before:

Registration via Tekna

Registration via NITO

Det blir enkel servering i museets kafé fra kl. 16.00 for de som har forhåndspåmeldt seg.

The museum is open until 19.00.

Was this the hottest technology the year Tekna started? Sholes & Glidden and Remington started the first mass production of typewriters in 1874. This is Sholes & Glidden No.2906, approx. 1874

Photo:

Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pål Nygaard, Tekna Magasinet / Mikkel Moe