An independent digital museum · By Wolfitway
Romanian Museum of Inventors
Inventatori români. Idei care au prins viață.
- 50 exhibits
- 6 inventor rooms
- 15 stories
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The permanent collection · 50 exhibits
It started with an idea.
Fifty Romanian inventions, prototypes and discoveries, from portable pens to optical memory and electric vehicles. Meet the people behind them and follow the sources for each story.
50 of 50 exhibits
Hyper CD-ROM · three-dimensional optical memory
Eugen Pavel · Invention
Pavel patented optical memory that records information within fluorescent glass, associated with his Hyper CD-ROM research.
Explore the exhibitStereoscopic cinematography
Dumitru Daponte · Invention
Daponte patented a cinematographic method that varies the visibility of stereoscopically related views to produce a depth effect.
Explore the exhibitPancreatic-extract research
Nicolae Paulescu · Research
Paulescu published experiments showing that pancreatic extracts lowered blood sugar in diabetic dogs.
Explore the exhibitSarmis electric microcar
Justin Capră · Prototype
Capră’s Sarmis series explored compact battery-powered motoring with unconventional controls.
Explore the exhibitVuia I monoplane
Traian Vuia · Prototype
Vuia I made a short powered flight at Montesson, near Paris, on 18 March 1906.
Explore the exhibitVuia II monoplane
Traian Vuia · Prototype
Vuia continued his aircraft experiments with a second monoplane in 1907.
Explore the exhibitVuia helicopter prototype
Traian Vuia · Prototype
Vuia built an experimental helicopter in 1920 and continued testing vertical-flight designs.
Explore the exhibitHigh-pressure steam generator
Traian Vuia and Emmanuel Yvonneau · Invention
Vuia and Yvonneau developed and patented steam generators with improved combustion and circulation.
Explore the exhibitCoandă-1910 experimental aircraft
Henri Coandă · Prototype
Coandă exhibited his unusual experimental aircraft at the Paris aeronautical salon in 1910.
Explore the exhibitFluid-stream deflector
Henri Coandă · Invention
Coandă patented a device that redirects a fluid jet along a neighbouring shaped surface.
Explore the exhibitFluid-propulsion system
Henri Coandă · Invention
Coandă’s US3337121 patent describes a system for producing propulsion through controlled fluid flow.
Explore the exhibitEngine-exhaust silencer
Henri Coandă · Invention
Coandă received a US patent for an engine silencer in 1939.
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Exhibit labels distinguish inventions, prototypes, research and discoveries. The illustrations are symbolic studies, rather than historical replicas. Each exhibit links to its source.
Two cultural rooms · Evidence & living traditions
The things we made. The stories we carry.
Enter the Dacian world through archaeology and ancient accounts. Then discover Romanian legends, seasonal customs and symbols, with their own histories.
At the back of the museum · Open
A more welcoming web.
The Accessibility Hall of Fame has its own gallery: captured homepages, individual rooms and dated scan results. A place is earned through our automated accessibility admission standard.
A small, separate wing · Closed
Wolfitway History
Our own story has a room here, too. The door opens when Wolfitway reaches €100,000 in monthly revenue.