The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.
In August 1918, the new museum in Leipzig proudly opened its first exhibition. It was also its last. The topic of the exhibition was the economic blockade imposed by the enemy on Germany and Austria. And indeed, the blockade took its toll. The empires of Germany and Austria collapsed, and the museum was shut down.
— Exact thinking in demented times by Karl Sigmund (Page 85)
Otto Neurath founded the discipline of war economics in Austria and Germany during world war 1. he was appointed director of the newly founded Museum For War Economics in Leipzig.