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Daniela Helbig's research primarily focuses on the history of technology and its implications within the theory of history. She is particularly interested in how the historical constitution of opposition in science relates to ordinary experiences, framed within the concepts of 'life-world'. Her work situates itself in modern European intellectual history, with a long-standing interest in the intersection of science and technology within the Middle East. Currently, she is completing a book about German test pilot physicist Melitta Schiller-Stauffenberg, examining the intersection of techno-scientific aviation research and the construction of historical biographical narratives while reassessing the role of technology during the transitions from the Weimar Republic to National Socialist Germany. Helbig has initiated projects that explore the transformation of historiography through archaeological remote sensing and has contributed to the discourse on the use of aerial photography as an archaeological tool in Syria and Lebanon during the 1920s and 30s, advocating for satellite and laser-based investigations into the human past using military surveillance technologies.
University of Sydney • Sydney
Engaged in research and teaching activities focused on the history of technology and its implications.
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