during the grand scientific breakthrough of the young Soviet state was not a science, no matter where he worked a true genius.Although the right to advanced computer technology on the right belong to the Americans and the Japanese, yet at the dawn of artificial intelligence stood and Soviet scientists who made the discovery are often in complete secrecy.One of these scientists have exclusive genius and extraordinary creativity, and was Sergey Lebedev, a short biography which seems to be quite obvious leads us from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering to the creation of the first computers.
Home path
Pioneer domestic computer era SA Lebedev, a brief biography of MDM is described in this article, of course, I had no idea, at the beginnings of the discovery he was.Future academician was born in Nizhny Novgorod, November 2, 1902 in a family of intellectuals, teachers.In addition, his father was a writer, and my mother - from a noble family.It is worth adding that his sister, having taken her maiden name of mother, Anastasia Mavrina, was a famous painter.
when the future Academician 18 years old, the family moved to the Russian capital.A year later he went to study at the Moscow Higher Technical School named after Bauman at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, where he studied for seven years and received a diploma in electrical engineering.In his final work of SA Lebedev, a short biography which creates associations with the biographies of other Soviet scientists of the time, he studied the problem in those years sozdavashihsya power systems according to the development of the State Commission for Electrification of Russia.
Further work
After graduation, he continued his work in the field of electrification.For two years he worked in the All-Union Electrotechnical Institute.After the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Technical School, from which he graduated, was isolated in a separate institution - the Moscow Energy Institute - he moved to teach.His studies and their results are used to further the work of Soviet power stations and power lines.
After six years of teaching practice S. Lebedev, a short biography which, unfortunately, can not reflect the whole range of research that the way in which it was granted the status of professor.In 1939 he became an academician, he defended his doctoral dissertation.The theme of his research at this time was the theory of artificial stability of power systems.
War and continued scientific activities
his invaluable knowledge in the field of electricity and energy, of course, Lebedev as any Soviet scientist, during the war with Nazi Germany drew on the assistance of the Soviet military industry.It is mainly engaged in the development projects of new weapons or improvement of existing weapons.So, it belongs to the project homing torpedoes.In addition, the stabilization of firearms on the tanks while aiming also came out of his pen.For his labors, he was immediately presented two awards - the Order of Red Banner of Labor and medals "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45."
After the war, in the life of a professor there will be serious changes - will be a new scientist SA Lebedev.Short biography - the computer, or rather its inverse image, from now on would be his main goal - making a sharp turn, after which the scientists will wait for not only the laurels.
Moving to Kiev
It should be noted that it is the original field of activity professor led him to the discovery of the future.Energy (and everything connected with it) required a huge amount of computation.At some point a scientist puzzled questions automating computing processes.After the war, in 1946, he moved to Kiev.It is here and will be a new invention.Sergey head the Energy Institute at the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR.Then he will go down and the number of full members of the Academy of Sciences.Institute a year later subjected to reorganization and SA Lebedev, a short biography which would have quite liked as a plot for a historical drama, already headed by the Institute of Electrical Engineering.
According to the biography, for two years in Kiev, he summed up his research in the field of energy, co-written with Leo Tsekernikom work on the device generators for power.For her, the scientist was awarded the State Prize of the USSR.Then the next three years he dedicated digital computing.His research, development, and results were fundamental to dalneshem work in this area.
first in continental Europe
It should be noted that from the first days of the new place, Academician Lebedev organized the laboratory of modeling and computer technology, where they began to develop the layout of small electronic computer (SECM).The work was done for more than two years.And in November 1950 he was made the first run.SECM has created a prototype of a computer later, and she was the first in continental Europe.And it has created SA Lebedev.Short biography - the computer has become the main and most important invention of academician - should be talking about suddenly collapsed glory.However, the reality was quite different.
It's amazing, but an academician began more or less speak only after his death.At the scientist's life no one wrote about him.And the reason for that - the two objective factors.Since any progress begins with the military industry, and the creation of a computer involves the development of missile defense is the name of the great scientist was strictly classified, it's logical.But other than that, he Academician Lebedev had a rare humility and totally loved talking to journalists.
Merit
In the year of the first test MESM academician Lebedev recalled to Moscow to work in the Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Technology of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.Under his leadership, designed high-speed electronic computer (BESM).Later, after two years, he will lead the institute, which later received his name.
biography SALebedev filled with the joy of scientific discovery, an absolute genius and painstaking, uncontrolled labor.It's no joke to say during his leadership of the institute was created fifteen types of computers, from the first tube and ending with a super computer, working on integrated circuits.Even though serious illness forced him to leave in 1973 as director, he continued to work at home.His last formed the basis for the development of supercomputers "Elbrus".Scientist died at the age of 72 years.
