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Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
The Kyiv Polytechnic Institute ( KPI, ; official full title National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute") is a national public technological university in Kyiv, Ukraine. Name In the long period of existence, the name of the institute has changed several times: * 1898–1918 Kiev Polytechnic Institute of Emperor Alexander II * 1918–1934 Kyiv Polytechnic Institute * 1934–1948 Kyiv Industrial Institute * 1948–1968 Order of Lenin Kyiv Polytechnic Institute * 1968–1992 Order of Lenin Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution * 1992–1995 Kyiv Polytechnic Institute * 1995–2016 National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" * 2016– National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" History Establishment The institute was founded as the Kiev Polytechnic Institute of Emperor Alexander II on 31 August 1898. Its establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Encyclopedia Of Ukraine
The ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine'' (), published from 1984 to 2001, is a fundamental work of Ukrainian Studies. Development The work was created under the auspices of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Europe (Sarcelles, near Paris). As the ''Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Studies'' it conditionally consists of two parts, the first being a general part that consists of a three volume reference work divided in to subjects or themes. The second part is a 10 volume encyclopedia with entries arranged alphabetically. The editor-in-chief of Volumes I and II (published in 1984 and 1988 respectively) was Volodymyr Kubijovyč. The concluding three volumes, with Danylo Husar Struk as editor-in-chief, appeared in 1993. The encyclopedia set came with a 30-page ''Map & Gazetteer of Ukraine'' compiled by Kubijovyč and Arkadii Zhukovsky. It contained a detailed fold-out map (scale 1:2,000,000). A final volume, ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Index and Errata'', containing only the index and a list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky
Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky ( rus, Никола́й Его́рович Жуко́вский, p=ʐʊˈkofskʲɪj; – 17 March 1921) was a Russian scientist, mathematician and engineer, and a founding father of modern aerodynamics, aero- and hydrodynamics. Whereas contemporary scientists scoffed at the idea of human flight, Zhukovsky was the first to undertake the study of airflow. He is often called the ''Father of Russian Aviation''. The Joukowsky transform is named after him, while the fundamental aerodynamical theorem, the Kutta–Joukowski theorem, is named after both him and German mathematician Martin Kutta. Life Zhukovsky was born in the village of Orekhovo, List of governorates of the Russian Empire, Vladimir Governorate (Russia), Governorate, Russian Empire. In 1868 he graduated from Moscow State University, Moscow University where he studied under August Davidov. From 1872 he was a professor at the Moscow State Technical University, Imperial Technical School. In 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fyodor Fyodorovich Tereshchenko
Fyodor, Fedor () or Feodor is the Russian-language form of the originally Greek-language name "Theodore" () meaning "God's gift" or "god-given". Fedora () is the feminine form. "Fyodor" and "Fedor" are two English transliterations of the same Russian name. It may refer to: Given names ;Fedor * Fedor Andreev (born 1982), Russian / Canadian figure skater *Fedor von Bock (1880–1945), German field marshal of World War II * Fedor Bondarchuk (born 1967), Russian film director, actor, producer, clipmaker, TV host * Fedor Emelianenko (born 1976), Russian mixed martial arts fighter * Fedor Flašík (1958–2024), Slovak political marketer * Fedor Flinzer (1832–1911), German illustrator * Fedor den Hertog (1946–2011), Dutch cyclist * Fedor Klimov (born 1990), Russian skater * Fedor Tyutin (born 1983), Russian ice hockey player ;Feodor * Feodor Chaliapin (1873–1938), Russian opera singer * Feodor Machnow (1878–1912), "The Russian Giant" * Feodor Vassilyev (1707–1782), whose fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
