History of Romanian Technology and Industry : Volume 2: Electrical Engineering, Energetics, Transport and Technology Education

Preface
Contents
Contributors
Introduction
	1 Introduction
	References
A Chronicle of Important Events in the Field of Electrical Engineering in Romania
History of Energetics
	1 Electrification of Romania from the Earliest Beginnings to the First World War (1882–1918)
		1.1 The Evolution of Electric Power Plants. Thermoelectric Power Plants
		1.2 Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs)
		1.3 Hydroelectric Power Plants (HPPs)
		1.4 The Electrification of Romania
		1.5 Electrification of Romania Until the First World War
		1.6 General Power Engineering
		1.7 Thermal Power
		1.8 Hydropower
		1.9 Electric Power Systems
		1.10 Personalities with Notable Contributions to the Electrification of Romania in the 1882–1918 Period
	2 Electrification of Romania Between the Two World Wars (1918–1950)
		2.1 General Power Systems
		2.2 Thermal Power
		2.3 Hydropower
		2.4 Electric Power Systems
		2.5 Personalities with Notable Contributions to the Electrification of Romania in the Interwar Period
		2.6 Education in the Field of Energy and Electrical Engineering
		2.7 Bucharest
		2.8 Timișoara
		2.9 Iași
	3 The Electrification of Romania from the Second World War to 1990
		3.1 Machine-Building and Electrotechnical Industry
		3.2 The Execution of Power Facilities
		3.3 The Development of Designs for Power Facilities
		3.4 General Power Systems
		3.5 Thermal Power
		3.6 Nuclear Energy
		3.7 Electric Power Systems
		3.8 The Power Management of Renewable Energy Sources
		3.9 Personalities with Notable Contributions to the Electrification of Romania in the 1950–1990 Period
		3.10 Education in the Field of Energy and Electrical Engineering
	4 The Electrification of Romania After 1990
		4.1 General Power Engineering
		4.2 Thermal Power
		4.3 Hydropower
		4.4 Nuclear Energy
		4.5 Achievements in the Field of Nuclear Energy from 1990 to 2018
		4.6 The Power Management of Renewable Energy Sources
		4.7 Electric Power Systems
		4.8 Personalities with Notable Contributions from 1990 to 2018
		4.9 Higher Education in the Field of Energy
	5 Medium and Long Term Strategic Guidelines
	6 Conclusions
	References
The History of Biomedical Engineering
	1 Preamble
	2 Romanian Forerunners of Biomedical Engineering
	3 Biomedical Technology and Engineering in the Interwar Period
	4 Biomedical Engineering, Education, and Research in the Post-war and Contemporary Period
	References
The History of Naval Transports
	1 Specific Features of the Evolution of Romanian Naval Transport
	2 Naval Transports in the Romanian Territories Up To the First World War
	3 The Romanian Merchant Navy During the First World War (1916–1918)
	4 Naval Transport Between the Two World Wars
	5 The Romanian Merchant Navy After the Second World War
	6 Naval Transport from 1945 to 1990
	7 Romania’s Deep Sea Fishing Fleet
	8 Naval Education
	9 Naval Transport After 1990
	References
History of Rail Transport in Romania
	1 The Beginnings of Railroad Transport Worldwide
	2 The Development of Railways in Romania in the Period Up to the First World War
	3 The Romanian Railways During the First World War
	4 The Development of the Railway Network and of the CFR Rolling Stock in the Interwar Period
	5 The Romanian Railways During the Second World War
	6 From the Second World War to 1990
		6.1 The Dieselisation of the Romanian Railways
		6.2 Electrification of the Romanian Railways
		6.3 The Bucharest Metro
	7 Romanian Railways After 1990
	References
History of Motor Vehicles
	1 The Beginnings of the Motor Vehicles Until the First World War
	2 The Period Between the Two World Wars
	3 The Period from World War II to 1990
	4 The Period After 1990
	5 Trends in Automotive Development
	References
History of Aviation, Rocket Technology, and Aerospace Engineering
	1 The Beginnings of Aeronautics in Romania
	2 Romanian Contributions to the Development of Aeronautics Up to the Second World War and in the Interwar Period
	3 The Romanian Aeronautical Industry in the Interwar Period
	4 The Romanian Aeronautical Industry After the Second World War
	5 Aerospace Engineering
	6 History of Rocket Technology in Romania
		6.1 Pioneers of Rocket Technology in Romania
		6.2 Production and Repair Works in the Field of Rocket Technology
		6.3 History and Development of Aerospace Sciences in Romania
	7 Higher Education in the Field of Aeronautics and Space Science
	References
History of Engineering Societies
	1 The Polytechnic Society
	2 The General Association of Engineers in Romania (Asociația Generală a Inginerilor Din România, AGIR)
	3 The Technical Sciences Academy of Romania (Academia de Științe Tehnice din România, ASTR)
	References
History of Technology Education in Romania
	1 Introduction
	2 The Beginnings of Engineering Education in the Romanian Principalities
		2.1 The Period of Endeavours to Establish a Successful School of Engineering (1831–1881)
		2.2 The Coming of Age of Romanian Technical Education (1881–1948)
	3 Higher Technical Education in Romania from 1948 to 1990
		3.1 Higher Technical Education During 1948–1968
		3.2 Higher Technical Education During 1968–1990
	4 The Post-Communist Period (from 1990 to the Present Day)
	References
History of Industrial Property and Inventions
	1 History of Protection and Promotion of Inventions in Romania
		1.1 History of Legislation on the Protection of Inventions in Romania
		1.2 History of the National Office for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Bădărău et al. 2003)
		1.3 History of Industrial Property Promotion
		1.4 History of Inventions Exhibitions
		1.5 History of Publications in the Field of Industrial Property
		1.6 The Printed Format of Patents
	2 History of Inventions in Romania Until 1906
		2.1 Defining Economic and Technological Features of the Period
		2.2 The Protection of Rights by Means of Privileges (Bădărău et al. 2003)
		2.3 Protection of Inventions Through Special Laws (Bădărău et al. 2003)
	3 History on Inventions in Romania from 1906 to 1948
		3.1 Defining Economic and Technological Features of the Period
		3.2 The First Patent of Invention Granted in Romania
		3.3 The First 100 Patents of Invention Granted in Romania
	4 History of Inventions in Romania from 1948 to 1989
	5 History of Inventions in Romania After 1989
		5.1 Defining Economic and Technological Features of the Period
		5.2 The Dynamics of Applications for Patents
	6 Patents of Inventions Obtained by Romanians. Examples
		6.1 Patents of Inventions Obtained Prior to 1906
		6.2 Patents for Invention Obtained from 1906 to 1948
		6.3 Patents for Inventions Obtained from 1948 to 1989. Examples
	References
Romanian Personalities in the Field of Engineering