The Influence of Technical and Technological Development on Cannon Manufacturing in Hungary

Absztrakt

Throughout history, the characteristics of artillery pieces primarily determined the possibilities of artillery development. The development of artillery pieces was not a process in itself but a part of general scientific, technical and technological development. It is evident that artillery weapons and their state of technical development reflected the state of technical and technological development of the society that created them. However, there are historical examples that do not prove this seeming evidence. In certain cases, methods invented in the field of artillery production were ahead of their time and significantly contributed to general industrial development. This article, however, also presents a case when industrial capacities were not exploited in the interest of cannon production.