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The TÜV has its roots in the prevention of steam boiler explosions to prevent loss of lives. Its application to other domains came much later, AFAIK.
by LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
The TÜV has its roots in the prevention of steam boiler explosions to prevent loss of lives. Its application to other domains came much later, AFAIK.
- notanzaiiswear 5y agoBut weren't the steam boilers also copies of UK inventions?
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoProbably. And copied sloppily, operated recklessly, and exploded spectacurlarly. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technischer_%C3%9Cberwachungsverein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technischer_%C3%9Cberwachungsv... Reading the article, the TÜV as institution was also a copy of something which already existed in Great Britain! Circles withing circles :-)