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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.
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.
=== Literature ===
[[Image:Ferenc kolcsey.jpg|right|thumb|right|130px|[[Ferenc Kölcsey]], author of the lyrics of the Hungarian national anthem.]]
[[Hungarian literature]] has recently gained some renown outside the borders of Hungary (mostly through translations into German, French and English). Some modern Hungarian authors became increasingly popular in Germany and Italy especially [[Sándor Márai]], [[Péter Esterházy]], [[Péter Nádas]] and [[Imre Kertész]]. The latter is a contemporary Jewish writer who survived the Holocaust and won the [[Nobel Prize]] for literature in 2002.
The older classics of Hungarian literature and Hungarian poetry remained almost totally unknown outside Hungary. [[János Arany]], a famous nineteenth century Hungarian poet is still much loved in Hungary (especially his collection of [[Ballads]]), among several other "true classics" like [[Sándor Petőfi]], the poet of the Revolution of 1848, [[Endre Ady]], [[Mihály Babits]], [[Dezső Kosztolányi]], [[Attila József]] and [[János Pilinszky]]. Other well-known Hungarian authors are [[Zsigmond Móricz]], [[Gyula Illyés]], [[Albert Wass]], [[Magda Szabó]] and the [[Nobel Prize]] winner [[Imre Kertész]].
=== Sport ===
One of the most famous Hungarians is the footballer [[Ferenc Puskás]] ([[1927]] – [[2006]]). He scored 84 goals in 85 internationals for [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]],<ref name="international goals"/> and 511 goals in 533 matches in the [[Hungarian League|Hungarian]] and [[La Liga|Spanish]] leagues. Puskás played the [[1954 FIFA World Cup Final|1954 World Cup final]] against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]]. In 1958, after the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]], he emigrated to [[Spain]] where he played in the legendary [[Real Madrid]] team that also included [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], and [[Francisco Gento]].
Hungarians are also known for their prowess at [[Water sport (recreation)|water sports]], mainly [[swimming]], [[water polo]] and canoeing; this can be said to be surprising at first, due to Hungary being [[landlocked]]. On the other hand, the presence of two major rivers (the [[Danube|Duna]] and the [[Tisza]]) and a major lake ([[Lake Balaton|Balaton]]) give excellent opportunities to practice these sports.