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head[0] = "Birthplace of Robert Bosch";
head[1] = "Robert Bosch's first workshop 1886";
head[2] = "Bosch's first low-voltage magneto 1887";
head[3] = "Robert Bosch with his bicycle 1888";
head[4] = "The de Dion Bouton tricycle 1897";
head[5] = "The first factory 1901";
head[6] = "Racing car driver Camille Jenatzy";
head[7] = "The 100,000th magneto";
head[8] = "Bosch Magneto Co., New York 1906";
head[9] = "The new working time regulations 1906";
head[10] = "Directors of Bosch during a test-tour 1907";
head[11] = "Mephisto 1910";
head[12] = "The first factory in the USA";
head[13] = "The first Bosch headlights 1913";
head[14] = "Advertising poster for spark plugs 1913";
head[15] = "The first electric starter 1914";
head[16] = "Advertising poster for Bosch lights 1914";
head[17] = "Manufacturing of spark plug insulators 1920";
head[18] = "The Bosch horn";
head[19] = "Brand Bosch service";
head[20] = "Diagram of a car battery";
head[21] = "Co-operation agreement between Bosch and Eisemann 1924";
head[22] = "Bosch subsidiary in Stockholm 1924";
head[23] = "The Bosch windshield wiper 1926";
head[24] = "The first Bosch diesel injection pump 1927";
head[25] = "Assembly-line work at Junkers";
head[26] = "The first Bosch drill in 1932";
head[27] = "The Blaupunkt car radio";
head[28] = "The first Bosch refrigerator";
head[29] = "The Bosch subsidiary in Shanghai 1933";
head[30] = "Robert Bosch inspects the work of apprentices 1936";
head[31] = "Open-plan office in 1936";
head[32] = "A shop window filled with Bosch products";
head[33] = "The Bosch diesel injection for cars";
head[34] = "Bosch Service-Station in Manila";
head[35] = "Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart";
head[36] = "The death of the company's founder";
head[37] = "The Bosch fuel injection";
head[38] = "Factory grounds in Stuttgart 1952";
head[39] = "Refrigerator manufacturing";
head[40] = "The Bosch kitchenaid “Neuzeit I” (“Modern Times I”) 1952";
head[41] = "The first Bosch freezer 1956";
head[42] = "Advertising for Bosch spark plugs at the movies 1956";
head[43] = "The first Bosch washing machine 1958";
head[44] = "Robert-Bosch-House, seat of the Robert Bosch Foundation";
head[45] = "The first dishwasher 1964";
head[46] = "The fuel injection “Jetronic” 1967";
head[47] = "The new headquarters at Schillerhöhe";
head[48] = "Foundation of the Robert Bosch Packaging Machines Company (today business sector packaging machines) 1972";
head[49] = "The Bosch swivel arm robot 1976";
head[50] = "The Anti-Blocking-System (ABS)";
head[51] = "The Bosch-Motronic 1979";
head[52] = "The TCS traction control system 1986";
head[53] = "The Blaupunkt-TravelPilot 1989";
head[54] = "The Litronic lighting system 1991";
head[55] = "The Electronic Stability Program (ESP) 1995";
head[56] = "The Blaupunkt-Radiophone 1997";
head[57] = "The Common Rail diesel injection system 1997";
head[58] = "BDE gasoline direct injection 2000";
head[59] = "SBC electrohydraulic brake 2001";

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text[0] = "Robert Bosch was born on the 23rd of September 1861 in Albeck near Ulm.";
text[1] = "On the first floor of the rear building at Rotebühlstraße 75B in Stuttgart, Robert Bosch opened his “Workshop for precision and electric engineering” on November 15th, 1886.";
text[2] = "Robert Bosch constructed his first magneto by order of a machine builder in 1887. This magneto was used in a stationary gas engine. After developing the high-voltage magneto in 1902, this invention set out to conquer the whole world.";
text[3] = "In the first years of its existence, the company mainly earned its living with installation work. Each order was completed in a fast and conscientious manner. Robert Bosch visited his customers by bicycle, almost an item of luxury back then.";
text[4] = "In 1897, Bosch tested his magneto for the first time with a vehicle. He replaced the temperamental Buzzer Ignition System of a de Dion Bouton tricycle with a low-voltage magneto. After having presented the tricycle to Mr. Daimler and Mr. Maybach, he proudly wrote to a customer: “The magneto still works even with 100 ignitions per minute, and even with up to 600 per minute it functions without skipping even one.”";
text[5] = "With great pride Robert Bosch wrote to a friend in 1900: “I am a house-owner!” He had purchased a house with a garden in Hoppenlaustraße, Stuttgart, where he built up his first own factory with 45 employees in 1901.";
text[6] = "In 1903, Camille Jenatzy won the Gordon Bennett race in Ireland. His 60 HP Mercedes racing car was equipped with a Bosch low voltage magneto. His victories turned Jenatzy into a celebrity. His appearance – the red hair, his goggles and his red coat – inspired the Bosch advertising campaign with the “Red Devil”, drawn up by the Stuttgart advertising agency “Propaganda”.";
text[7] = "By now, the magneto had become an international success. The 100,000th magneto type D6 was constructed in 1906. Because of the economic rise of his company, Robert Bosch introduced the eight hour day for his 526 employees.";
text[8] = "From 1906 until 1908, the first American Bosch subsidiary was located at 160 West 56th Street.";
text[9] = "As one of the first German entrepreneurs, Robert Bosch installed the eight hour day and the two-shift system for all his employees on July 16th, 1906.";
text[10] = "In order to test new Bosch products, Bosch directors Gustav Klein, Gottlob Honold, Ernst Ulmer and Arnold Zähringer (from left to right) took a ride to the countryside in a Renault.";
text[11] = "One of the most famous advertising posters before World War I: “Mephisto”, designed by the Stuttgart advertising company “Propaganda”.";
text[12] = "To save transport and customs charges, the first Bosch factory, Bosch Magneto Company, was founded in Springfield, Mass. in 1910.";
text[13] = "At the end of 1910, Bosch was the first vehicle outfitter to introduce a complete electrical system consisting of a magneto with spark plug, headlights, alternator and governor switch.";
text[14] = "Adverts for spark plugs designed by Lucian Bernhard. One of the very rare drafts that already featured the Bosch trademark, an armature in a circle.";
text[15] = "Up to the introduction of electric starters, cars had to be started manually with a crank, an exhausting and dangerous task due to sometimes unavoidable recoils.";
text[16] = "One of Lucian Bernhard's early product posters, not yet appropriate for international advertising due to the fact that the product name “Bosch Licht” had to be translated into many different languages. Later, posters only featured the characteristic “Bosch” stroke in so-called “brush script”.";
text[17] = "This Bosch plant room from the year 1920 appears like a whole forest of drive belts. Here, insulators for spark plugs made from soapstone were manufactured in mass production.";
text[18] = "In 1921 the Bosch horn was the sensation at the Berlin vehicle exhibition. Almost two years later, already 100 000 of these horns had been sold and the name Bosch horn became a synonym for horn.";
text[19] = "At the beginning of the twenties, increasing motorization made it necessary to construct a customer service net. Thus, the Bosch Service-Stations were established.";
text[20] = "Bosch and battery are two inseparable terms. Production of vehicle batteries already commenced in 1922, starting with batteries for motorcycles, followed by car batteries in 1927. This rechargeable energy source became an indispensable starting aid.";
text[21] = "On Robert Bosch's home territory, the only competitor Robert Bosch himself “accepted and respected” (Theodor Heuss) was the Eisemann company, Stuttgart, which had been active in the field of magneto construction since 1899.";
text[22] = "The Swedish subsidiary A.B. ROBO with its Art Nouveau facade and lavish window decorations.";
text[23] = "Already back in 1908, Prince Heinrich of Prussia was awarded a patent for a so-called “wipe ruler”. But in the following years, all available wipers turned out to be insufficient for everyday use. The Bosch wiper was the first one to fulfill its purpose in an effective and reliable way. Its special feature: In contrary to the other wiper systems available, it no longer worked by means of a vacuum dependant on the revs per minute, but was powered by an electric motor.";
text[24] = "Today's freight traffic with its energy-saving diesel units would be unthinkable without the extensive research work of Robert Bosch Company. Bosch developed the first diesel injection pump and turned it into a standard, thus paving the way for the success of the diesel method.";
text[25] = "In 1932, Bosch acquired the gas appliances production of Junkers & Co. in Dessau which, among others, manufactured continuous-flow water heaters in efficient assembly-line work.";
text[26] = "With the small electric engine, a whole new application field opened up for Bosch, greatly alleviating the work processes in industry, manufacturing and household. The “handheld engine”, meaning the electric tool, was born. The handheld drill depicted here was used in manufacturing at Bosch.";
text[27] = "In 1930, Bosch co-operated with Berlin Ideal Company. In 1932, Ideal, under Bosch supervision constructed the first serial car radio in Europe with the trade name Blaupunkt. The model depicted here, dating back to the year 1936, was similar in construction, but manufactured in a more compact size and larger numbers.";
text[28] = "At the Leipzig spring fair, Bosch surprised the industry and the consumers with the refrigerator which constituted the company's first introduction to the household appliances market.";
text[29] = "Although the Riksha still constituted the most important means of transportation back then, there was already a demand for Bosch products in China.";
text[30] = "Robert Bosch always placed great importance on the good education of his apprentices. He had already founded his own workshop for apprentices in 1913.";
text[31] = "A look into the open-plan office in the Bosch outlet store in Berlin.";
text[32] = "This shop window at a Bosch subsidiary shows a wide range of vehicle equipment. Four main products are located in the foreground: battery, starter, headlights and horn.";
text[33] = "In 1936, Bosch introduced a diesel injection system, enabling the operation of this fuel-saving method even with small volume at high revs car engines. This diesel injection system for cars was first applied in series with the Mercedes-Benz 260 Diesel.";
text[34] = "In the thirties, the Bosch Service-Station net covered almost the whole world. Here is a look at the busy activities in the assembly hall of Bosch Service-Station in Manila.";
text[35] = "Robert Bosch fulfilled himself a long-cherished wish in 1936 on the occasion of his 75th birthday and the 50th jubilee of his company: he donated a hospital. The hospital with its 360 beds opened in April 1940 and was replaced by a new building at a near-by location in 1973.";
text[36] = "Robert Bosch died at the age of eighty on March 12, 1942.";
text[37] = "In 1950, the Gutbrod Company introduced a modern small car to the market, the “Superior 600” which was the first one in Europe equipped with a standard fuel injection manufactured by Bosch. Already two years later this fuel injection system was introduced for larger engines, first for the Mercedes Benz 300SL. In 1967, Bosch introduced the first electronic fuel injection system world-wide to the press.";
text[38] = "The Bosch factory grounds in downtown Stuttgart in 1952. The buildings belonging to the company are set off in darker shades.";
text[39] = "Bosch employees at the assembly-line for the refrigerator production in the factory in Giengen.";
text[40] = "Nomen est omen. “Neuzeit I” (“Modern Times I”) was the name of the Bosch kitchenaid, a useful appliance for the German housewives of the economic miracle age.";
text[41] = "“Harvest-fresh, available at any time” – with this slogan, Bosch advertised its first freezer in the product line. The appliance, weighing 110 kg, was able to conserve up to 130 liters of frozen goods at a temperature of -18° C. Starting in 1959, Bosch extended this program by large appliances for the hotel, catering and food trade, freezers the size of refrigerators, and freezer-refrigerator combinations.";
text[42] = "The success of the vehicles in motor races, equipped with Bosch spark plugs is topic of this advertising slide.";
text[43] = "In the fifties, Bosch supplemented its range of household appliances with the washing machine as the second product besides the kitchenaid from 1952. It went into serial production in 1958. Thanks to the constant development, the first full service washing machine was introduced in 1960, and the first all-in-one appliance (washer and dryer in one) in 1967.";
text[44] = "On the hills of Stuttgart's Gänsheide, Robert Bosch built up a residence for himself and his family. Since 1986, the Robert-Bosch-House has been the seat of the Robert Bosch Foundation, founded in 1964. It holds more than 90% of shares of the Robert Bosch Company.";
text[45] = "The first Bosch dishwasher in 1964 was still quite unobtrusive. It took almost another 20 years until dishwashers became a standard feature in fitted kitchens. Today, Robert Bosch Household Appliances Ltd. features no less than 22 different models.";
text[46] = "At the International Vehicle Exhibition (IAA), Bosch introduced a fuel injection system that lowered fuel consumption and exhaust emission at the same time and increased driving performance. The novelty in comparison with other common carburettors was a method that made it possible to inject just the right amount of fuel into each cylinder with the aid of an electronic control device. The first car equipped with this system was the VW 1600TL.";
text[47] = "After space for production and administration of the expanding company ran out in downtown Stuttgart, Robert Bosch Company opted for an area on top of Schillerhöhe near Gerlingen, in close proximity to Stuttgart, as the construction site for the new company headquarters. The building was finished in 1971.";
text[48] = "One of the young offsprings of the Bosch Group is the business sector packaging machines. At locations in Germany, the Netherlands, India, the USA and Brazil machines for the proper packaging of food and candy as well as pharmaceutical and cosmetic products are constructed.";
text[49] = "The manufacturing of industrial robots is the purpose of the automation technology department. Bosch maintains seven business fields in this sector and made a profit of DM 1 650 million with 4700 employees in 1997 world-wide.";
text[50] = "In 1978, Bosch introduced the first Anti-Blocking-System world-wide. This system prevents the blocking of wheels during an emergency stop or braking maneuvers on slippery surfaces. In addition to ABS, Bosch introduced the traction system ASR in 1986 which prevents the spinning of the driving-wheels. The photo shows some test drives in the north of Sweden.";
text[51] = "The BMW 732i was the first car equipped with a Bosch product as a standard that controlled both ignition and injection electronically. The Motronic controls parameters like the amount injected and the time of ignition according to numerous criteria that need to be calculated individually for each ignition process as accelerator positon and motor temperature. Opposite to the common systems, this system enables the optimization of fuel consumption, exhaust emission and driving performance.";
text[52] = "In 1986, Bosch added a traction control system to its program of chassis control systems. TCS is to vehicle acceleration what ABS is to braking manoeuvers: It gives cars a steady start on slippery surfaces by not allowing the driven wheels to spin. At the same time, the vehicle can be steered when starting or accelerating on slippery surfaces.";
text[53] = "The Bosch subsidiary Blaupunkt in Hildesheim is not just a manufacturer of car radios, but has also established itself as a successful developer of navigation systems for cars. These navigation systems have become a standard feature these days and are provided by many car manufacturers.";
text[54] = "Bosch set new lighting standards in 1991 by introducing the Litronic, a gaseous discharge lamp, onto the market. It is fitted into headlamps and ensures significantly more intense and even road illumination, with no more glare than a normal lamp. One notable characteristic of the Litronic is the bluish appearance of the light.";
text[55] = "The Electronic Stability Program is the latest development in the Bosch product range, contributing to driving safety. In critical situations, it acts as a supporting agent for ABS and ASR. It controls the braking or accelerating of individual wheels in order to maintain the controllability of the vehicle.";
text[56] = "This appliance fits into the regular slot designated for car radios, but unites the functions of a car radio with those of a mobile phone in one housing. The hands-free operation enables you to keep your hands on the wheel while making a telephone call and an additionally available voice control system (VOCS 08) lets you trigger functions with a voice command.";
text[57] = "In 1997, Bosch introduced a new diesel system onto the market. High pressure is built up in a storage rail (“Common Rail”) filled with fuel. The fuel is injected into the combustion chambers of all cylinders through fuel injectors, which are situated along the rail. This construction design makes diesel engines above all more economical, eco-friendlier and quieter.";
text[58] = "Gasoline direct injection began in racing cars in the 1950s. In 1952, Bosch equipped the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR for racing, followed by serial production of the 300 SL from 1954 onwards. Today, gasoline direct injection serves to limit consumption and emissions rather than improve performance. Consumption savings compared to standard fuel injection systems are about 15 %.";
text[59] = "The SBC (Sensotronic Brake Control) electrohydraulic brake is equipped with sensors that assess how strongly the driver pushes down on the brake pedal. It also receives information from the ABS and ESP systems. With this information, the SBC calculates the braking pressure for each individual wheel - regardless whether the vehicle is driving around a corner or on slippery surface.";


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