Adam Obidziński (born 23 December 1929 in

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, Poland; died 21 August 1985 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish engineer and scientist, and co-founder of

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project. Born in the noble family bearing

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, graduate of Warsaw School of Technology. Awarded many times for his work on the

project and held an invention patent for innovative, and widely used "rescue line delivery rocket system". Świadectwo autorskie Adam Obidziński.jpg, Świadectwo autorskie Adam Obidziński Adam Obidziński Mistrz Techniki Warszawa 1970 Meteor-3.jpg, Adam Obidziński Mistrz Techniki Warszawa 1970 Meteor-3

Awards

* Knight's Cross of the

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* Bronze

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*1974: Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland

References

1929 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Polish engineers {{Poland-engineer-stub