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Artur Fürst
1880–1926
A German writer and engineer who turned the excitement of modern invention into popular reading, he wrote about railways, telephones, aviation, and other technologies reshaping everyday life. His work helped bring science and engineering to a wide audience in the early 20th century.
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About the author
Born in Rosenberg, West Prussia, in 1880, Artur Fürst studied mechanical engineering and electrical engineering at the Technical University of Berlin and continued his studies in Paris. There he came into contact with the press and found his calling: explaining technical knowledge in a lively, accessible way for general readers.
Fürst became known as a German-Jewish author of novels, short stories, and popular science writing. His books often centered on scientific discovery and modern technology, especially subjects like the telephone, railways, and aviation, and he was considered one of the more popular authors of the 1910s and 1920s.
He died in Berlin in 1926. What makes his work especially interesting now is the way it captures a moment when new machines and new ideas still felt full of wonder.