Prof. Dr Thomas Etzemüller
Institute of History

In the past, travelling took a long time and was dangerous. The roads were bad and robbers lurked on the outskirts. People therefore travelled rarely and only when they had to. Although better roads were slowly built, carriages became more comfortable and the railway was invented, travelling remained a luxury for most people.

Today, almost every family has a car. Even small cars have as much power as 30 horse-drawn carriages. High-speed trains run every hour from Hamburg to Munich. They take less time to cover the 780 kilometres than it takes to walk from Oldenburg to Wilhelmshaven. The lecture shows how this came about and why more and more people had to be mobile. But how has this changed our lives? Do we see the world differently to our ancestors? And are we happier because we can now be in every corner of the world more quickly?

Presented by: NDR 1 Niedersachsen

Wednesday, 29 September 2010 16.30 to 17.30 Audimax, Hörsaalzentrum

Broadcast dates on local channel oeins
Mon. 25.10.10, 17.00
Wh. Tue. 26.10.10, 17.00 h

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