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Kelán Vivien 12.A 2010.02.12 Hungarian inventions. Ballpoint pen - József László Bíró. Benefit : ballpoint pens worked much better than fountain pens at high altitude,as fountain pens were prone to ink-leakage due to the decreased atmospheric pressure. Helicopter - Oszkár Asbóth.
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Kelán Vivien 12.A 2010.02.12 Hungarian inventions
Ballpoint pen - József László Bíró Benefit:ballpoint pens worked much better than fountain pens at high altitude,as fountain pens were prone to ink-leakage due to the decreased atmospheric pressure.
Helicopter - Oszkár Asbóth Benefit :A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine driven rotors. In contrast with fixed-wing aircraft, this allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards and laterally.
Nuclear weapon - Ede Teller,Leó Szilárd,Jenő Wigner Benefit :even single small nuclear devices no larger than traditional bombs can devastate an entire city by blast, fire and radiation.
Rubik’s Cube - Ernő Rubik Benefit:Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toys in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that year. It is widely considered to be the world's best-selling toy.
Telephone exchange- Tivadar Puskás Benefit : In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls. A central office is the physical building used to house inside plant equipment including telephone switches, which make telephone calls "work" in the sense of making connections and relaying the speech information.