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Visit of Taiwanese students
2010
An appreciation of dates• Pre 1914
– Austro-Hungarian empire; Czechoslovakia created 1918
• 1918-1939• 1939-1945
– German occupation
• 1945-1989– Communist regime (Influenced by Russia)– “Prague spring” 1968– “Velvet revolution” November 1989
• Post 1989
Traditional industries
• Three groups:– Engineering and “Heavy industry”– Specialised– Consumer items
Traditional industries (1)
• Engineering and “Heavy industry”– Engineering
• Skoda – cars, trucks and large engines• Tesla – electronic items: radios & TVs etc,
Lighting, generators
– Mining• “Black” coal• “Soft” coal• Clay• Graphite• Silver Uranium
Traditional industries (1)
• Engineering and “Heavy industry”– Engineering
• Skoda – cars, trucks and large engines• Tesla – electronic items: radios & TVs etc,
Lighting, generators
– Mining• “Black” coal• “Soft” coal• Clay• Graphite• Silver Uranium
“Open-cast” coal miningat Doly Bilina
Traditional industries (1)
• Engineering and “Heavy industry”– Engineering
• Skoda – cars, trucks and large engines• Tesla – electronic items: radios & TVs etc,
Lighting, generators
– Mining• “Black” coal• “Soft” coal• Clay• Graphite• Silver Uranium
Traditional industries (2)• Specialised
– Chemical– Medical– Contact lenses– Films– Musical instruments– Agribusiness
• Livestock milk/cheese/meat• Timber• Fruit/vegetables
etc, etc, etc………
On this home-built apparatus, Prof. Wichterle produced his first “soft” contact lens in his kitchen
in 1961
Traditional industries (3)
• Consumer items
– Glassware• Lead crystal and cut-glass
– Porcelain– Shoes
• The “Bata” company
In more detail….
• Skoda
• Tesla • Bata
Shoe advertising
Traditional industries (3)• Consumer items
– Glassware• Lead crystal and cut-glass
– Porcelain– Shoes
• The “Bata” company
– Brewing Beer…….also, wines, spirits and other
beverages: fruit drinks and mineral water