Konstantin Khrenov
Soviet engineer and inventor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Konstantin Konstantinovich Khrenov (Russian: Константин Константинович Хренов; 13 February 1894 – 12 October 1984) was a Soviet engineer and inventor who in 1932 introduced underwater welding and cutting of metals.[1][2] For this method, extensively used by the Soviet Navy during World War II, Khrenov was awarded the State Stalin Prize in 1946.
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Born | Константин Константинович Хренов (1894-02-13)13 February 1894 |
Died | 12 October 1984(1984-10-12) (aged 90) |
Education | Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, professor |
Known for | Inventor of underwater welding |
Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution State Stalin Prize USSR State Prize |
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