In broad historical perspective Bulgaria is one of the oldest states in Europe. It was the first medieval state in Central and Eastern Europe.
Bulgarians- what we gave to the world?
-Ancient Bulgarian Calendar- 5505 years BC. The most accurate calendar system.
- Cyrillic alphabet- Saints Cyril and Methodius
- Yogurt - Dr. Stamen Grigorov (Grigoroff)- bacterium Lactobacillus Bulgaricus
- Computer - John Vincent Atanasoff- creator of the first automatic computing machine
- Electronic Clock - Petar Petrov
- Copier - Prof. George Nadzhakov
- Douglas DC-3 - First transport airplane - Asen Yordanov (Assen Jordanoff)
-Airbag - Asen Yordanov (Assen Jordanoff)
- Answering machine - Asen Yordanov (Assen Jordanoff)
-The Sixth tone of the heart- Professor Dr. Ivan Mitev
- (Nivalin®) medicine- Professor Dr. Dimitar Paskov
- Dan Kolov - Bulgarian wrestler 1497 victories in the fight of 1500
- Automatic transmission - Rumen Antonov
- Martenica
- The first air raid
And many many others ....
To be continued....