Mass of the Masters of Tomorrow
The fair of the masters of tomorrow (MMM) was a youth competition in the GDR . Apart from its ideological component, it was comparable to the “ Jugend forscht ” competition established a few years later in the Federal Republic of Germany . Medals were awarded as prizes.
It was organized by the FDJ and took place annually from 1958 to 1990. The aim was to increase the interest in technology and science among the socialist youth and thus to create new young engineers. The first events took place at school or company level; here one could qualify for the district, district and republic level. In October 1958 the Central Fair of the Masters of Tomorrow (ZMMM) took place in Leipzig for the first time and then annually .
For the purpose of fulfilling the operational innovation plan, marginal improvements to trade fair exhibits were sometimes hyped up, so that the abbreviation MMM was turned by 180 degrees (“turned upside down”) and thus became the WWW “Wir Wurschteln Weiter”.
The following information on the number of trade fairs (including pre-fairs and company MMMs) was published in the 1989 statistical yearbook:
| year | measure up | Exhibits | Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23,200 | 524,900 | 2,086,000 |
| 1980 | 43,100 | 740.300 | 2,483,900 |
| 1985 | 51,300 | 826,600 | 2,802,900 |
| 1988 | 51,200 | 856,500 | 2,887,600 |
Exhibits
Examples of exhibits:
Individual evidence
- ^ Statistical yearbook of the German Democratic Republic : 1989. State publisher of the German Democratic Republic
Web links
- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR): innovator movement and the fair of the masters of tomorrow