He improved the telescope, laid the foundations of the theory of continental drift, and the science of glass, predicted the existence of Antarctica and the atmosphere of Venus and created the best Russian universities.Lomonosov - one of the outstanding people, which is rightly called encyclopedists.He left his mark in dozens of areas of human knowledge.Truly - a "Russian everything."The fate of the scientist is amazing, and the multifaceted work of Lomonosov.However, sometimes it is "too far from the people," we are so fond of any information do boring, academically emasculated.Let's try to write your own brief biography of the hero, woven of little-known public events.
Lomonosov.Interesting facts of life: birth
- Mikhail was born November 19, 1711.On the same day in different years were born prominent Indian politician Indira Gandhi, a brilliant Cuban chess player, world champion Jose Raul Capablanca, the famous fashion designer Calvin Klein, double Oscar-winning American Jodie Foster and hundreds of other famous people.Day, apparently so.
- little son Michael was the only child in the family of 30-year-old daughter of Pomerania and deacon.
- At home the scientist, in the village of Lomonosovo Arkhangelsk region today is home to about 160 people.There is no other city in history has become famous for.
Lomonosov.Interesting facts of life: childhood and adolescence
- Misha was 9 years old when he was left without a mother.His father remarried, but after 3 years out of life, and the second wife.Pomor leads to a house a third companion, which is very similar to the wicked stepmother of fairy tales - she does not like 13-year-old stepson.
- «second mother" constantly pulling away from Michael's book, was angry with his thirst for knowledge.
- Unlike Mitrofanushka of "Nedorosl" Lomonosov did not want to get married: to learn that the father he found a wife, future scientist said he was ill.
- At age 19 he secretly ran away from home to Moscow.Journey to fish convoy took 3 weeks.
Lomonosov.Interesting facts of life: education
- In Russia's first university - the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy - the future lexicographer entered with false documents - posed as a noble son.
- University Scholarship was 3 pennies a day.With that money you could buy about 1.5 kilograms of meat or about 4 kilograms of bread.Not enough money, so Michael, as well as many of the current students had to earn.
- Lomonosov's father did not ask for financial aid.But one of his countrymen, who came each year to fish in first capital, lent him money.Later, before going abroad, Lomonosov returned to the required amount to the lender.
- Mikhail studied 4 years in Moscow for 1 year - in Kiev, St. Petersburg and the Netherlands, 4 years in Germany.
Lomonosov.Interesting facts: The family
- scientists had one husband, a daughter of the German brewer.When Lomonosov left Germany to St. Petersburg, he was a two-year general "forgot" about it.The wife had wanted fugitives by the Russian embassy.The chemist did not deny the fact of his marriage and helped his wife to move to Russia.
- According to various sources, Lomonosov died two or three children.He survived only one daughter, Elena.
Unknown Lomonosov facts of life
- While studying atmospheric phenomena of ball lightning killed an assistant scientist, Georg Richter.
- Lomonosov was very strong physically, he loved to fight, and once in a drunken brawl briefly went to jail.
- words "atom", "molecule", "temperature" coined by him.
These are a few interesting facts from the life of the famous scientist, but they give an idea of his character and habits.
