Autoclaves from Benchmark Scientific feature complete, automated sterilization in a small footprint. Pictured above are the BioClave 16 with 16 liters of chamber volume and the BioClave Mini with 8 liters of chamber volume. Extremely compact. Fully automatic - runs with the push of a button.
Most Western nations were heavily involved in the First and Second World Wars and protracted Cold War. World War II saw Fascism defeated in Europe, and the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as rival global powers and a new East-West political contrast.
The move also had the support of Churchill. It began in 1951 with European Coal and Steel Community which created a common market for coal and steel amongst 6 member-states (West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). The next step was a customs union - the European Economic Union (1957) - with tax harmonization in some areas.