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List of firsts in Poland

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This is a list of firsts in Poland.

Politics and government

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Education and academia

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Science and technology

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  • First railway: Wrocław to Oława (then in German territory) completed on 22 May 1842.
  • First airport: aeroplanes flew from Elbląg Airport (then in German territory, and now closed) in 1912.
  • First welded road bridge: Maurzyce Bridge ended in 1928, first road bridge in these technic in world
  • First nuclear reactor: The Ewa reactor R1 in the Instytut Badań Jądrowych (Institute of Nuclear Research), started on July 13, 1954.
  • First motorway: Warszawa-Katowice, so called "Gierkówka", 1976.
  • First line of the Warsaw Metro: Kabaty to Politechinka, opened on April 7, 1995.

Culture

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Other

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