Lösung für das Knappheitsproblem oder nationales Risiko? Auf Erdölsuche in der Schweiz (2014)
Haller, Lea (Author)
Gisler, Monika (Author)
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Volume: 37, no. 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 41-59
Edition Details: Part of a special issue, “Ressourcen”
Language: German
Remedy for Shortage or Risk for National Security? The Search for Oil in Switzerland. Over several decades, geologists, entrepreneurs, politicians, and public authorities dealt with a potential petroleum occurrence in Switzerland. They provided scientific expertise, granted concessions, invested capital and sank bore holes. Although the endeavour was never successful economically, it reveals how closely related geopolitical situations and the exploitation of natural resources were. This article investigates the search for crude oil in Switzerland from the 1930s until the 1960s, combining a history of science and technology perspective with a history of the political regulations and economic considerations concerning the extractive industry. It traces the changing fears and hopes about potential oil occurrences in Switzerland: From an investment to overcome future shortages, to the risk of imperial desires if oil would be found in abundance.
...MoreArticle Haller, Lea; Höhler, Sabine; Westermann, Andrea (2014) Einleitung: Rechnen mit der Natur: Ökonomische Kalküle um Ressourcen. Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (pp. 8-19).
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