Despair
Directs Despair, adapted from Vladimir Nabokov.
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1978 in Germany
Explore 20 historical events and records for Germany in 1978.
Historical records for Germany in 1978
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May
The Man-Machine
Contributes to The Man-Machine during Kraftwerk's most iconic visual period.
The Man-Machine
Performs electronic percussion on The Man-Machine.
The Man-Machine
Releases The Man-Machine, strengthening Kraftwerk's robot image and electronic pop style.
The Man-Machine
Helps build The Man-Machine's precise synthesis, vocoder and robotic performance language.
July
Bremen European Council
Hosts the European Council as leaders develop plans for a European Monetary System.
European Monetary System Initiative
Supports the Bremen agreement that advances plans for closer European monetary cooperation.
September
Death of Willy Messerschmitt
Death of Willy Messerschmitt
December
European Monetary System Agreement
Participates as the Brussels European Council finalises the political agreement creating the European Monetary System.
Other events (month unknown)
Artistic Autonomy and Social Change
In The Aesthetic Dimension, Marcuse argued that art's distinct form can challenge established perceptions of reality.
Death of Hasso von Manteuffel
Death of Hasso von Manteuffel
Education
Studies at the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences from 1978 to 1990
Germany in Autumn
Contributes to the omnibus film Germany in Autumn.
High-Mobility Two-Dimensional Electron Gas
Helps develop modulation-doped semiconductor structures with exceptionally mobile electrons confined to two dimensions.
International Human Rights Advocacy
Böll participated in campaigns on behalf of threatened writers and dissidents.
Knife in the Head
Directs Messer im Kopf, known in English as Knife in the Head.
The Aesthetic Dimension Published
Marcuse published The Aesthetic Dimension, defending the transformative critical potential of artistic form.
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Directs The Marriage of Maria Braun.
The Model
Co-writes The Model, later one of Kraftwerk's most successful singles.
The Robots
Releases The Robots, turning Kraftwerk's mechanical stage identity into a signature song.
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