Talk:Walther Bauersfeld

Geodesic domes
So:


 * The Zeiss I planetarium in Jena is also considered the first geodesic dome derived from the icosahedron, more than 20 years before Buckminster Fuller reinvented and popularized this design.

I saw a grainy contemporary photo of the dome under construction in a magazine article on show at the Museum of Modern Art; it was described as a 'cable cupola', as if this was a known technique at the time (although picture seemed to show something flatter than a dome). It is indeed geodesic-looking, although what it looked like most was the roof of the Great Court at the British Museum. I'd be very interested to know more about that technique of building, and the history of techniques which presumably connects it and the Great Court. A quick google doesn't turn up anything on the web. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.96.235.0 (talk) 22:54, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

False content?
I have removed the following text: The Düsseldorf planetarium did not survive the war, but its destruction was not by military action: it was removed by the Nazi government because it had been a donation of a Jewish businessman. The Dusseldorf planetaium is still standing, in 1978 it was converted to a concert hall, see: http://dieselpunks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/dusseldorf-planetarium-tonhalle.html for example. That webage also says the architect was Wilhelm Kreis. Meowy 01:35, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Liste der Planetarien in Deutschland claims that the planetarium was in operation until 1943 when it was destroyed by air raids. And Tonhalle Düsseldorf also notes heavy damage to the building in WW II and that it had to be extensively rebuilt after the war. So yes, the information you removed from the article does not seem to hold much water. --Morn (talk) 12:09, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

after 1945
the german WP is stating that Bauersfeld went to west germany after WW2. either en or de is wrong. --Lofor (talk) 21:58, 5 October 2012 (UTC)


 * en says he died in Heidenheim, which was/is headquarters of west German Zeiss, which seems to indicate he went to the west. In theory he could have moved after retirement, but that seems unlikely, I would say. --86.146.183.209 (talk) 21:22, 13 September 2014 (UTC)