The first half of the twentieth century was an era of deep-seated upheaval for Austria: Two world wars, several changes of political system including a temporary loss of national autonomy, economic and monetary crises, and rapid technological progress came together to create a massive societal transformation. Each of these different aspects left its traces on the nation’s educational system, thus also influencing the development of the TU Wien. This book, part 1 of volume 1, illustrates the most important developmental aspects of the history of the TU Wien from the early twentieth century to the end of the First Republic and the "Ständestaat".

Die Geschichte der Technischen Hochschule in Wien vom "Anschluss" bis zum Jahr 1955, als Osterreich mit dem Staatsvertrag seine Selbstandigkeit wiedergewann und andererseits die osterreichischen Hochschulen mit dem Hochschulorganisationsgesetz erstmals einen gemeinsamen rechtlichen Rahmen erhielten, ist von mehrfachen tiefgreifenden Umbruchen gekennzeichnet. Neben der Organisationsentwicklung und der Einbindung der Hochschule in die Kriegswirtschaft behandelt der vorliegende Band vor allem die personellen Veranderungen dieser Periode: Die Vertreibung von "rassisch" oder politisch missliebigen Angehorigen der Hochschule, die Entnazifizierung nach dem Ende der NS-Herrschaft sowie Grundzuge personalpolitischer Entscheidungen zwischen 1938 und 1955.

The history of the TH in Vienna in the era from the Anschluss to 1955, when the State Treaty gave Austria its independence back and the Austrian Hochschulen were provided with a common legal basis for the first time through the Hochschul Organisation Act (Hochschulorganisationsgesetz, is marked by numerous profound changes. In addition to addressing administrative developments and the involvement of the TH in the wartime economy, this volume also takes a close look at the staff fluctuations of the time: the expulsion of “racially” or politically disfavoured members of the TH, the denazification after the collapse of Nazi power, and the main features of human resource decisions from 1938 to 1955.

A three volume index by personality, institution and subject to the critical bibliographies on the history of science published in ISIS from 1913 to 1965. References in the bibliographies are to items in books, journals, reports, documents, etc. An excellent starting point for researching a topic in the history of science.