History of Science and Technology Conference 2008

I. Conference on the History of Science and Industry.

Chairs: Ferenc Wanek, Zoltán Kása

9.30 Zoltán Kása: An American in Transylvania (GB Halsted and the Bolyai)

10.00 Róbert Oláh-Gál: Péter Szabó, the mathematician

10.30 Éva Borbély: Computers in the Space Race

11.00 Kornélia Majdik: The first Hungarian-language chemistry journal

12.00 Ferenc Puskás: The history of lighting technology (past, present and future)

13.00 János Tóth: The historical background of the development of the Hungarian oil industry

13.30 Ferenc Wanek: What did Hungarian science know about the natural gas wealth of the Transylvanian Basin 100 years ago, on the eve of the accidental discovery?

15.30 Zoltán Kovács: From the history of physics teaching in the Hungarian historical church schools of Cluj-Napoca

16.00 László Márton: Bell-ringing puppets, carillons in Transylvania

16.30 Enikő Bitay, László Márton, János Talpas: Excerpts from the Technical History Research of the Department of Technical Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Research in Magyarvalkó.

17.00 Katalin Szőcs: On the symbols of experimental alchemy

18.00 Árpád Jancsó: The History of the Bega Canal

18.30 Zoltán Makai: Industrial history of Oradea

19.00 András Papucs: Memories of steam locomotives and narrow-gauge railways in Székelyland

19.30 Erzsébet Kozma: The life and times of Antal Kerpely. From the orphanage to European fame