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From its humble beginnings as a manufacturer of gears and transmissions for Zeppelins to its current status as a global corporation specializing in driveline and chassis technology, ZF Friedrichshafen AG has made industrial history. Based on numerous historical eyewitness accounts and previously unpublished sources, this book traces the development of the technology company from its founding in 1915 to the present day. The focus is on the people whose actions helped shape the future of ZF. But the story goes beyond the factory gates, delving into the colorful history of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

This book is published with the kind support of ZF Friedrichshafen AG.

This is a book by HOFFMANN UND CAMPE Corporate Publishing distributed by the publisher HOFFMANN UND CAMPE Verlags.

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Paetrow, S.
Stephan Paetrow was born in 1978. He studied modern history, philosophy, and English in Jena and Nottingham and wrote his Master’s thesis on Johann Gustav Droysen’s theory of history. He has authored a range of publications on the history of various companies, including two volumes on Carl Zeiss AG. In 2013, he co-founded the Leipzig- and Berlin-based agency timefab, which specializes in public history and heritage communication.

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