Serafima Andreyevna Gromova (russian: Серафима Андреевна Громова; 14 June 1923 - 16 September 2013) was a Soviet-Russian electrical engineer. She was awarded the

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

. Gromova was born in Orlovka. She joined

Osoaviakhim The Society for the Assistance of Defense, Aircraft and Chemical Construction (russian: Общество содействия обороне, авиационному и химическому строительству, romanized as ''Obshche ...

. She was assigned to the 7th Air Defense Division. She served at the

Battle of Kursk The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front engagement between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in the southwestern USSR during late summer 1943; it ultimately became the largest tank battle in history. ...

. She studied at

Saratov State University Saratov Chernyshevsky State University (russian: Саратовский государственный университет имени Н. Г. Чернышевского, СГУ, transcribed as SGU) is a major higher education and research inst ...

. She was a specialist in the electronic systems of air defense and missile defense systems. In 1966, she became production manager at Factory No. 26 in

Fryazino Fryazino ( rus, Фрязино, p=ˈfrʲæzʲɪnə) is a scientific town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Lyuboseyevka River, a tributary of the Vorya, northeast of the city of Moscow. Population: Fryazino is a center of excellence fo ...

. In 1971, Gromova became head of final assembly at the ''Mikron'' microelectronics plant in

Zelenograd Zelenograd ( rus, Зеленогра́д, p=zʲɪlʲɪnɐˈgrat, lit. ''green city'') is a city and administrative okrug of Moscow, Russia. The city of Zelenograd and the territory under its jurisdiction form the Zelenogradsky Administrative O ...

. She helped develop the control systems for the Buran. She died in Zelenograd on 16 September 2013.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gromova, Serafima Andreevna 1923 births 2013 deaths Soviet women engineers Recipients of the Order of Lenin People from Talovsky District People from Bobrovsky Uyezd Heroes of Socialist Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Saratov State University alumni Soviet military personnel of World War II