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1822 1834 1846 1851 Michael Faraday Werner goes to Berlin. Werner and Johann Georg The World Exhibition discovers that He’s attracted by the Halske meet on New in London’s Hyde Park. electricity can be great minds of the Year’s Eve. They bond over The pointer telegraph produced from natural sciences. a modifi ed cigar box. from S&H attracts magnetism. plenty of attention. 1835 1851 Werner attends the Artillery The Nottebohm crisis: and Engineering School in 1849 Werner falls out of BRIMMING BRIMMING SPIRIT Berlin. His years there are Werner takes his leave favor with the Prussian among the «happiest» of his of the military and government o cial life. resigns his post as the Friedrich Wilhelm head of the Prussian Nottebohm — and loses 1866 state telegraph. an important customer. Werner has an idea 1847 and discovers the Siemens and Halske dynamo-electric start their company in principle. a back yard in Berlin with global ambitions. 1856 S&H employs over 330 people. Two-thirds 1874 work in Russia. Faraday is launched in 1865 Newcastle. The state- The English business 1872 of-the-art ship is made is renamed «Siemens for laying cable in the 1849 Social responsibility: Brothers,» which Atlantic. Breaking news: A William runs from A pension fund for message is sent on employees, widows, and 1863 London. the new telegraph line orphans is introduced Halske announces his between Berlin and at S&H. departure from the Frankfurt am Main. GLOBAL GLOBAL AMBITION operational side of the 1859 1870 business. He remains a Werner visits the William Siemens unveils friend and advisor. pyramids in Egypt. He a Siemens sensation: 1879 1853 shocks locals with a The 11,000-kilometer Siemens & Halske Werner’s fi rst son is «godless experiment.» telegraph line from introduces a global born. He is there for 1869 London to Calcutta is sensation at the Berlin the birth in Berlin. Werner gives the Berlin opened. Trade Fair: the fi rst Zoo a billy goat as a 1880 electric railway. gift. The animal is a Werner envisions «souvenir» from the an electric elevated Caucasus. railway for Berlin that is 1852 not implemented. 1887 The fi rst trip to Russia. 1869 1881 Werner’s e orts lead Werner wants to conquer Werner marries Antonie Siemens & Halske 1874 to the opening of the a new market. Siemens, a distant begin production of relative from Swabia, Confi rmation of incandescent light Physico-Technical on July 13. Werner’s daughter bulbs. Imperial Institute. Anna. Werner writes an emotional letter 1852 1865 from London. Marriage to Mathilde Mathilde dies on July 1. 1888 Drumann. Werner, the A tremendous blow for Werner Siemens is given «Russian oven,» starts Werner, from which a noble title and from a family. he does not recover for 1890 then on carries «von» in some time. S&H becomes a his name. RUSSIAN RUSSIAN OVEN limited partnership. Carl Siemens and Werner’s sons Arnold 1816 and Wilhelm are the Ernst Werner Siemens partners. is born on December 13 in Lenthe in Lower 1892 Saxony. The letters stop coming. Werner von Siemens dies on December 6. 161117_Englisch_Vorsatz_innen_Korrektur02_ua.indd 1 22.11.16 15:51 1822 1834 1846 1851 Michael Faraday Werner goes to Berlin. Werner and Johann Georg The World Exhibition discovers that He’s attracted by the Halske meet on New in London’s Hyde Park. electricity can be great minds of the Year’s Eve. They bond over The pointer telegraph produced from natural sciences. a modifi ed cigar box. from S&H attracts magnetism. plenty of attention. 1835 1851 Werner attends the Artillery The Nottebohm crisis: and Engineering School in 1849 Werner falls out of BRIMMING BRIMMING SPIRIT Berlin. His years there are Werner takes his leave favor with the Prussian among the «happiest» of his of the military and government o cial life. resigns his post as the Friedrich Wilhelm head of the Prussian Nottebohm — and loses 1866 state telegraph. an important customer. Werner has an idea 1847 and discovers the Siemens and Halske dynamo-electric start their company in principle. a back yard in Berlin with global ambitions. 1856 S&H employs over 330 people. Two-thirds 1874 work in Russia. Faraday is launched in 1865 Newcastle. The state- The English business 1872 of-the-art ship is made is renamed «Siemens for laying cable in the 1849 Social responsibility: Brothers,» which Atlantic. Breaking news: A William runs from A pension fund for message is sent on employees, widows, and 1863 London. the new telegraph line orphans is introduced Halske announces his between Berlin and at S&H. departure from the Frankfurt am Main. GLOBAL GLOBAL AMBITION operational side of the 1859 1870 business. He remains a Werner visits the William Siemens unveils friend and advisor. pyramids in Egypt. He a Siemens sensation: 1879 1853 shocks locals with a The 11,000-kilometer Siemens & Halske Werner’s fi rst son is «godless experiment.» telegraph line from introduces a global born. He is there for 1869 London to Calcutta is sensation at the Berlin the birth in Berlin. Werner gives the Berlin opened. Trade Fair: the fi rst Zoo a billy goat as a 1880 electric railway. gift. The animal is a Werner envisions «souvenir» from the an electric elevated Caucasus. railway for Berlin that is 1852 not implemented. 1887 The fi rst trip to Russia. 1869 1881 Werner’s e orts lead Werner wants to conquer Werner marries Antonie Siemens & Halske 1874 to the opening of the a new market. Siemens, a distant begin production of relative from Swabia, Confi rmation of incandescent light Physico-Technical on July 13. Werner’s daughter bulbs. Imperial Institute. Anna. Werner writes an emotional letter 1852 1865 from London. Marriage to Mathilde Mathilde dies on July 1. 1888 Drumann. Werner, the A tremendous blow for Werner Siemens is given «Russian oven,» starts Werner, from which a noble title and from a family. he does not recover for 1890 then on carries «von» in some time. S&H becomes a his name. RUSSIAN RUSSIAN OVEN limited partnership. Carl Siemens and Werner’s sons Arnold 1816 and Wilhelm are the Ernst Werner Siemens partners. is born on December 13 in Lenthe in Lower 1892 Saxony. The letters stop coming. Werner von Siemens dies on December 6. 161117_Englisch_Vorsatz_innen_Korrektur02_ua.indd 1 22.11.16 15:51 1822 1834 1846 1851 Michael Faraday Werner goes to Berlin. Werner and Johann Georg The World Exhibition discovers that He’s attracted by the Halske meet on New in London’s Hyde Park. electricity can be great minds of the Year’s Eve. They bond over The pointer telegraph produced from natural sciences. a modifi ed cigar box. from S&H attracts magnetism. plenty of attention. 1835 1851 Werner attends the Artillery The Nottebohm crisis: and Engineering School in 1849 Werner falls out of BRIMMING BRIMMING SPIRIT Berlin. His years there are Werner takes his leave favor with the Prussian among the «happiest» of his of the military and government o cial life. resigns his post as the Friedrich Wilhelm head of the Prussian Nottebohm — and loses 1866 state telegraph. an important customer. Werner has an idea 1847 and discovers the Siemens and Halske dynamo-electric start their company in principle. a back yard in Berlin with global ambitions. 1856 S&H employs over 330 people. Two-thirds 1874 work in Russia. Faraday is launched in 1865 Newcastle. The state- The English business 1872 of-the-art ship is made is renamed «Siemens for laying cable in the 1849 Social responsibility: Brothers,» which Atlantic. Breaking news: A William runs from A pension fund for message is sent on employees, widows, and 1863 London. the new telegraph line orphans is introduced Halske announces his between Berlin and at S&H. departure from the Frankfurt am Main. GLOBAL GLOBAL AMBITION operational side of the 1859 1870 business. He remains a Werner visits the William Siemens unveils friend and advisor. pyramids in Egypt. He a Siemens sensation: 1879 1853 shocks locals with a The 11,000-kilometer Siemens & Halske Werner’s fi rst son is «godless experiment.» telegraph line from introduces a global born. He is there for 1869 London to Calcutta is sensation at the Berlin the birth in Berlin. Werner gives the Berlin opened. Trade Fair: the fi rst Zoo a billy goat as a 1880 electric railway. gift. The animal is a Werner envisions «souvenir» from the an electric elevated Caucasus. railway for Berlin that is 1852 not implemented. 1887 The fi rst trip to Russia. 1869 1881 Werner’s e orts lead Werner wants to conquer Werner marries Antonie Siemens & Halske 1874 to the opening of the a new market. Siemens, a distant begin production of relative from Swabia, Confi rmation of incandescent light Physico-Technical on July 13. Werner’s daughter bulbs. Imperial Institute. Anna. Werner writes an emotional letter 1852 1865 from London. Marriage to Mathilde Mathilde dies on July 1. 1888 Drumann. Werner, the A tremendous blow for Werner Siemens is given «Russian oven,» starts Werner, from which a noble title and from a family. he does not recover for 1890 then on carries «von» in some time. S&H becomes a his name. RUSSIAN RUSSIAN OVEN limited partnership. Carl Siemens and Werner’s sons Arnold 1816 and Wilhelm are the Ernst Werner Siemens partners. is born on December 13 in Lenthe in Lower 1892 Saxony. The letters stop coming. Werner von Siemens dies on December 6. 161117_Englisch_Vorsatz_innen_Korrektur02_ua.indd 1 22.11.16 15:51 A BRIMMING SPIRIT WERNER A VON SIEMENS BRIMMING SPIRIT IN LETTERS a modern entrepreneurial history, edited by Nathalie von Siemens A Siemens Stiftung project in commemoration of Werner von Siemens’ 200th birthday.