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Bogdan Voitsekhovsky
Bogdan Vyacheslavovich Voitsekhovsky (; 1922–1999) was a Soviet and Russian scientist, specialist in the field of hydraulic impulse technique, explosion physics, atmospheric electricity, employee of the Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics, Institute of Hydrodynamics. History Voitsekhovsky was born on 22 January 1922 in the village (selo) of Soroka, in modern Vinnytsia Oblast of Ukraine. By the time he graduated from secondary school in 1940 in Kiev, he was already working as a laboratory assistant at the industrial technical school. In 1940, Voitsekhovsky was drafted into the Red Army. At the outbreak of war, he received short training at the School of Communication and participated in the battles on the Karelian Front, Karelian and 4th Ukrainian Front, 4th Ukrainian fronts. After demobilization, in 1947 he entered the Physical and Technical Faculty of Moscow State University. During his studies, the Faculty was transformed into the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavrentyev Institute Of Hydrodynamics
Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences () is the first research institute based in Akademgorodok of Novosibirsk, Russia. It was founded in 1957. History The scientific organization was established in 1957 and became one of the first institutes of the Siberian Branch of the RAS. In 1980, the institute was named after Mikhail Lavrentyev. From 1991 to 2001, the organization was part of the Joint Institute of Hydrodynamics. In early 2002, 417 people worked at the institute including 2 academicians, 4 corresponding members, 52 doctors of sciences and 72 candidates of sciences. Activities The institute works in various areas, such as mathematical problems of continuum mechanics, physics and mechanics of high-energy processes, mechanics of liquids and gases, mechanics of a deformable solid. During the Soviet period, the organization began to engage in explosion welding. Among the significant results of the institute is the const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |