Herr Dr. Professor wrote:What a masterpiece. From the late 1800s to the 1960s, German immigrants to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, built and ran machine shops that served so many purposes, all with great ingenuity. You are heir to such remarkable skill even in miniature.
So ein Meisterwerk! Vom Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts bis in die 1960er Jahre bauten und betrieben deutsche Einwanderer nach Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, mit großem Einfallsreichtum Maschinenwerkstätten, die so vielen Zwecken dienten. Der Erbe solch bemerkenswerter Fähigkeiten, selbst im Miniatur, sind Sie!
German immigrants to the British Isles, with an infusion of Vikings, also created: the English language, England, (and- along with their now Celtic kinsmen) ultimately, the:
Industrial Revolution, Railways, America, Australia, Canada, and the largest Empire the World has ever known. For good or ill, that is. I'd argue good, on balance, even from North of Hadrian's Wall.
Many may be unaware of it, but the delusional demon Adolf was proud of, and astounded by, the achievements of this Germanic offshoot.
Not the greatest of testimonials, admittedly,
but a fact, nonetheless.
Engineering skills and innovation, certainly seem to be part of the genetic inheritance of North Europeans. Something we should celebrate.
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.
