ARS MECHANICA

Driving Innovation

Jean-Marc Gay, Geoffrey Schoefs

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Yale University Press
23 May 2023

General & world history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military engineering

ARS MECHANICA traces the comprehensive history of the Herstal Group, renowned worldwide through its brands FN Herstal, Browning, and Winchester. Almost 130 years of technological innovation and unique know-how has allowed the company to develop, manufacture and commercialize leading quality products

Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre (FN) was a pure product of Belgium in the nineteenth century. It could not have emerged at any other time or in any other place. The industrial strength of the country and of its Liège Region, combined with its centuries-old tradition of arms-making, successfully ensured Belgium’s military independence through this period.

ARS MECHANICA retraces the history of this landmark company, now called the Herstal Group, which has emerged as a global industrial force under the control of the Belgian government over the decades. Through this period, FN has endured successive crises and upturns, alongside devastating wars and periods of patient reconstruction. Mechanical engineering is surely the top driver of its progress and resilience, and this clearly shows in the wide variety of FN’s products arms, ammunition, bicycles, cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, aircraft engines and more besides—that have been produced by the Herstal Group over the years. In putting this know-how into practice, the company has adeptly adapted to various historical changes. By innovating, inventing and occasionally harnessing current patents to launch new products, FN has indelibly stamped its singular authority through its mechanical engineering genius.

By: Jean-Marc Gay, Geoffrey Schoefs
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 318mm, Width: 241mm,
ISBN: 9780300267006
ISBN 10: 0300267002
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 23 May 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jean-Marc Gay is director of culture and museums of the city of Liège, in charge of the Arms Museum, created in 1885.