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The [[music of Hungary]] consists mainly of traditional Hungarian [[folk music]] and music by prominent composers such as [[Franz Liszt]], [[Béla Bartók]] and [[Zoltán Kodály]]. Hungarian traditional music tends to have a strong [[Dactyl (poetry)|dactylic]] [[rhythm]], just as the language is invariably stressed on the first syllable of each word.
The [[music of Hungary]] consists mainly of traditional Hungarian [[folk music]] and music by prominent composers such as [[Franz Liszt]], [[Béla Bartók]] and [[Zoltán Kodály]]. Hungarian traditional music tends to have a strong [[Dactyl (poetry)|dactylic]] [[rhythm]], just as the language is invariably stressed on the first syllable of each word.
=== Cuisine ===
[[Cuisine of Hungary|Hungarian cuisine]] is also a prominent feature of Hungarian culture, with traditional dishes such as [[goulash]] (''gulyás'' or ''gulyásleves'') a main feature of the Hungarian [[diet (nutrition)|diet]]. Dishes are often flavoured with [[paprika]]. [[Stew]]s are often to be found with typical elements such as [[pork]] or [[beef]], for example as used in [[pörkölt]].
=== Science ===
Hungary is famous for its excellent [[mathematics education]] which has trained numerous outstanding scientists. Famous Hungarian mathematicians include [[Paul Erdős]], famed for publishing in over forty languages and whose [[Erdős number]]s are still tracked; [[János Bolyai|János (John) Bolyai]], designer of [[non-Euclidian geometry|non-Euclidean]] (or "absolute") [[geometry]] in [[1831]];<ref name="HunInvent">[http://www.hungemb.com/damascus/hungarians_to_universal_culture.htm ''The Contribution of Hungarians to Universal Culture''] (includes inventors), Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, [[Damascus, Syria]], 2006.</ref>
[[John von Neumann]], a pioneer of [[digital computing]]; [[Eugene Wigner]]; and many others. Erdős, von Neumann, and Wigner, like other Hungarian Jewish scientists, fled rising [[anti-Semitism]] in Europe, and made their most famous contributions in the United States.
Hungarians are very proud of their inventions. These include the noiseless [[match]] ([[János Irinyi|János Irínyi]]), the [[Rubik's cube]], the [[krypton]] electric bulb ([[Imre Bródy]], 1891–1944), and the aforementioned [[non-Euclidian geometry]]. A number of other important inventions, including [[holography]], the [[ballpoint pen]] (invented by the eponymous [[Laszlo Bíró]]), the theory of the [[hydrogen bomb]], and the [[BASIC programming language|BASIC]] [[programming language]],<ref name="HunInvent"/> were invented by Hungarians who fled the country prior to World War II.