Yuri Artsutanov
Russian engineer (1929–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yuri Nikolaevich Artsutanov (Russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Арцута́нов; 5 October 1929 – 1 January 2019) was a Russian engineer born in Leningrad. He was one of the pioneers of the idea of a space elevator.
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Born | Yuri Nikolaevich Artsutanov (1929-10-05)5 October 1929 |
Died | 1 January 2019(2019-01-01) (aged 89) |
Nationality | Russian |
Education | Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Aerospace engineering |
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The February issue of the ISEC Newsletter [1] is devoted to his life and place in history and features reminisces and photographs from his colleagues in the West, including his attendance at the 2010 ISEC Space Elevator conference.