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Borys Paton
Soviet and Ukrainian scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Borys Yevhenovych Paton HOU (Ukrainian: Пато́н Бори́с Євге́нович; 27 November 1918 – 19 August 2020) was a Ukrainian scientist. He was the chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.[1][2] He was appointed to this post in 1962. He was known for his works in electric welding.[2] He was born in Kyiv.
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Paton died on 19 August 2020 in Kyiv at the age of 101.[1]