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Some Aspects of Women’s Participation in S &T in Hungary Dr. habil. Éva Vámos Hungarian Museum for Science and Technology, Budapest Ecsite Annual Conference 2008 29-31 May, Budapest, Hungary. Outlines of the presentation
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Some Aspects of Women’s Participation in S&T in HungaryDr. habil. Éva VámosHungarian Museum for Science and Technology, BudapestEcsite Annual Conference 200829-31 May, Budapest, Hungary
Outlines of the presentation 1.The 180-year history of women’s scientific and technical education in Hungary (4 minutes); 2. Short overview of women’s role in science and technology in recent Hungary (statistical data of 2006) (2 minutes); 3. The Hungarian Museum of Science and Technology and its practices to rouse the interest of girls and women in science and technology (4 minutes).
Objects Collections of HMST • Agricultural Machinery • Astronomy • Chemistry • Coins and Medals • Computers • Electric Therapeutic Machines, X-ray • Electric Household Appliances • Electric Measuring Instruments, Measuring Instruments • Fine mechanics, Optics • Geodesy • Household Appliances • Illuminating Engineering • Machines and Apparatuses of Electric Industry • Maps • Measuring Instruments • Mechanics • Milling Industries • Mining and Metallurgy • Miscellaneous Other Relics • Paper Industry, Multiplying Industries • Physics • Photography • Transportation • Telecommunication
Function of the objects Number Body Care 113 Cleaning 65 Coffee and Tea Making 103 Cooking 189 Hair Care 39 Heating and Cooling 81 Ironing and Wringing 68 Utensils of Handwriting 101 Sewing machines 62 Washing 24 Washing up 2 Miscellaneous 64 Total 911 The distribution of the collection of household appliances of the HMST according to function
Every second Saturday there are special family programs for rousing the interest of girls and women visitors in the development of science and technology
The program then presents a robot vacuum cleaner, where one has to set only the time of the operation
We also present the way of washing by hand with soap and a shrubbing brush that the public can try themselves, then we show washing with a 50-year-old electric “EDY” washing machine
I hope you can come and see the study stores of the Hungarian Museum for Science and Technology during your stay in Budapest