Siberian Branch of
Russian Academy of Sciences


The Founder and First Chairman of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences

Academician
Mikhail Alexeyevich Lavrentyev
(1900-1980)

An outstanding scientist of our time, one of the main organizers and the first Chairman of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (in his time Siberian Division of the USSR Academy of Sciences) from 1957 to 1975, Hero of Socialist Labour, Lenin and USSR State Prizes Winner, holder of Lomonosov Gold Medal, member of several foreign Academies, honorable citizen of Novosibirsk.

Academician Mikhail Alexeyevich Lavrentyev, the founder and first Chairman of the Siberian Division of the USSR Academy of Sciences, was not only the prominent scientist of world fame, but also the outstanding organizer of science, teacher and educator of youth.

The best results have been obtained by him in mathematics and mechanics, much has been done for development of Soviet aircraft industry. He was the founder of the school of practical usage of explosion in national economy, he was the first organiser of development of the first Soviet computers. He took an active part in organisation of Moscow Physico-technical Institute - the institute of a new type. But the main thing in his life was creation of the new science centre in the East of our country. This idea suggested by him together with academicians S.L.Sobolev and S.A.Khristianovich has been supported by scientists and the government of the country.

Report on erection of Akaderngorodok at Meeting of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk.
1961.

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Report of Academician Mikhail Alexeyevich Lavrentyev on seminar.

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Lecture of Academician Mikhail Alexeyevich Lavrentyev.

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