Bitdefender – one of the best antivirus / Internet security software suites – was developed by Romanian company Softwin.
Romanian Inventor Traian Vuia was the first European to built and fly a fully self-propelled, fixed-wing ‘automobile airplane’ (March 18, 1906).
The first substance proved to have a normalizing effect on blood sugar levels – pancreatine (the predecessor of insulin) was discovered by Romanian physiologist, professor of medicine: Nicolae Paulescu!
Between 1914 and 1916, Dr. Paulescu performed experiments in which he obtained an anti-diabetic pancreatic extract. In 1916 his extract, injected into diabetic dogs, reduced blood glucose levels.
The jet engine used by modern airplanes was invented by Bucharest-born inventor Henri Coanda. Romanian inventor and aerodynamics pioneer, Henri Coanda designed and built in 1910 the world’s first jet powered aircraft, known as the Coandă – 1910, which he demonstrated publicly at the second International Aeronautic Salon in Paris. Romania’s main international airport, Bucharest Otopeni – Henri Coanda, is named after the great inventor.
Romanian physician, biologist, and one of the earliest bacteriologists, Victor Babeş, discovered more than 50 germs and a cure for a disease named after him, “Babesiosis”.
Another Romanian biologist, Emil Palade, received the Nobel Prize for his contributions to cell biology.
The birth of the Theory of Sonics can be considered the publication of the book ‘A treatise on transmission of power by vibrations’ in 1918 by the Romanian scientist George Constantinescu.
The world’s first industrial oil refinery opened at Ploieşti (southern Romania) in 1857.
Oil was exploited commercially in Romania since 1857, two years before oil was discovered in Pennsylvania.
The first natural gas compression station in Europe was built in Sărmăşel – Romania, in 1927.
Note: Romanian passport holder can travel to Canada without visa from January 2017
