In his book, pending between history and sociology, on engineers in thirteen countries of the western part of Europe, Professor Rolf Torstendahl approaches the development from around 1850 up to the present situation from different angles.
From Guild Traditions to Profession.- Professional Consciousness: Engineers´ Associations (approx. 1850-1930).- Knowledge, Careers and Mobility: Engineers from Institutes in Numbers and Idividually (1880-1990).- A Peak of Engineers´ Industrial Power and new Competitors (approx. 1930-1990).- The Impact of Engineers in Western Europe 1850-1990.