We roll, we fly... Curiosities from the world of science and technology

István Gordon invites the reader to an adventure in the history of science and technology. The sometimes nostalgic writings evoke the great figures of science, from whose lives we can learn about episodes that we have not heard or heard little about until now. But we can also take a trip to the realm of cars, during which the world of two-stroke cars comes to life before us, the history of some of the automotive wonders of the socialist era, we can get an answer to what kind of vehicle the Pope traveled on, and we can also follow the development of automobile speed records. Then we rise into the air and get a taste of the history of legendary aircraft. The author also wanders into outer space, dealing with topics such as the question of possible water resources on Mars, or the problems of the Earth's magnetic field. Finally, some of the writings in the volume touch on the relationship between history and science, covering interesting episodes of the birth of the steam engine, or the 20th century. to the lesser-known events in the history of technology and science of the 20th century that influenced the course of history.