ROLE OF ENGINEERS AND MILESTONES OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUNGARY

Abstract

The article is an overview of great ages in Hungarian industrial development. The Introduction highlights the development from handicraft to large-scale Hungarian industries, then industrial policy efforts of the 19th century are scrutinised. The Compromise of 1867 with Austria, the two world wars of the 20th century and the related peace treaties (Trianon, Paris) had a great influence on Hungarian economy and politics as well as industrial development. What were the Hungarian industrial achievements of the time? How did engineering education develop? What were the inventions and patents of Hungarian engineers that contributed to global technical progress? What was the effect of contradictory industrial policy after the Second World War as far as engineers and industry are concerned? These are the questions addressed in this article.