The diffusion of soft technologies during and after WWII

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  Welcome to the LSE Events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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  Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.

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  So good evening, very warm welcome to you all to the LSE Department of Economic History annual Epstein lecture.

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  This year it's a great pleasure to welcome Professor Michele Giotelli as our Epstein lecturer.

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  I'm Patrick Wallace, I'm a professor in the Department of Economic History and its current head of department.

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  And as such it's always my privilege to share this lecture.

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  Before we get on to business, just a couple of practicalities.

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  The event is recorded, it's going out live but it will also be made available online afterwards.

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  After the lecture we will have time for questions and I would encourage you very much to think about questions and be ready to present them.

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  And this extends to those of you who are joining us online.

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  We do have a system whereby you'll be able to ask questions and they will be fed through to me through our digital,

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  excellent digital infrastructure.

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  So please ask questions and at the end I will invite and voice some of those questions.

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  If you do want to ask a question from online,

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  please include your name and affiliation and where you're coming from so that we can introduce you to the room.

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  So the lecture.

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  This annual lecture series was established in the memory of Professor Larry Epstein.

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  He was a dearly missed colleague and he was also one of the most exciting economic historians in his generation.

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  Larry was a mentor and friend to many young economic historians.

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  I benefited personally from his support,

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