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In 1928, in Milan, engineer Carlo Ausenda established the Compagnia Italiana Forme Acciaio (CIFA) to design precision steel formwork for the monumental hydroelectric dams…
September 2026In 1927, along the inland waterways of the Canalbianco in Adria, master shipwright Luigi Duò founded Cantiere Navale Vittoria. Originating as a traditional yard…
September 2026In 1926, in Florence, inventor Luigi Bucci obtained an international patent that transformed mechanical locksmithing forever: the world's first electrically operated lock. Founding Costruzioni…
September 2026In 1925, the Società Anonima Autostrade Meridionali commenced construction of the historic Napoli–Pompei motorway, designed by visionary engineer Piero Puricelli. Opened to traffic to…
September 2026In 1924, master instrument craftsman Egidio Roncaglia, together with Italian artisan emigrants and Castelfidardo luthiers, founded Excelsior Accordions. Rooted in the world capital of…
September 2026In 1923, in Milan, brilliant young Apulian electrical engineer Oronzio De Nora patented his groundbreaking amalgam cell for the electrolysis of brine, establishing Industrie…
September 2026In 1930, in Stuttgart, precision model builder Johannes Graupner founded a specialized workshop supplying scale drawings, balsa wood, and construction materials for gliders and…
September 2026In 1929, in the historic town of Dreux in the Eure-et-Loir valley, French physician and pharmacist Dr. Henri Beaufour established Laboratoires Ipsen (originally Institut…
September 2026In 1928, Danish shipping magnate Arnold Peter Møller launched the first regular transpacific cargo liner service under the name Mærsk Line, dispatching the motorship…
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