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GAZ and Bochemie flags

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Coming Back Stronger. The History of GAZ part IV

Within the East German economy, GAZ was well established as a major supplier of key technologies. But now it’s 1990 and the GDR is gone. Will GAZ survive the…

November 21. 2024

2 min.

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Powering the Workers' Paradise. History of GAZ part III

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Powering the Workers' Paradise. History of GAZ part III

In the aftermath of WWII, the GAZ site in Zwickau almost ceased to exist. But in the decades to follow, the company grew to become an important element of the…

July 11. 2024

2 min.

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Powering Innovation with Clay and Animal Parts

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Powering Innovation with Clay and Animal Parts

The first truly useful battery was certainly a far cry from what we consider a battery today, but at its time, the Daniell cell represented a major…

May 21. 2024

2 min.

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1930s Ni-Cd batteries

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From Now on Electric. The History of GAZ part II

For two decades or so, batteries were manufactured in Zwickau only on the side, as parts needed for the company's main produce. This changed after WWI when…

March 29. 2024

2 min.

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Miner lamps Ni-Cd battery

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Bringing Light into Darkness. The History of GAZ part I

GAZ, or rather its predecessor company, used to be a world leader in a very different industry than it is now. Nevertheless, it is some 125 years already since…

January 3. 2024

2 min.

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Leyden jars

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The History of Batteries: From a Sulphur Ball to Lithium Cells

The history of batteries began almost 400 years ago. To better understand their development, it is useful to realise that the primary purpose of this invention…

August 17. 2022

5 min.

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