Borys Paton
| Borys Yevhenovych Paton Борис Євгенович Патон |
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Borys Paton in 2010
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| Born |
November 27, 1918 Kiev |
| Citizenship | Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Fields | metallurgy |
| Institutions | Paton Electrical-Welding Institute, International Association of Science Academies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Kiev Polytechnic Institute |
| Known for | studies in metallurgy of electrical welding; President of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (since 1962) |
| Influences | Yevhen Paton |
| Notable awards |
  Lomonosov Gold Medal (1980)
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| Spouse | Olha Paton |
| Children | Yevhenia |
Borys Yevhenovych Paton (Ukrainian: Борис Євгенович Патон) (born November 27, 1918) is the long-term chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was born in Kiev in the family of a famous scientist and founder of Paton Institute of Electric Welding, Professor Evgeny Oscarovich Paton. His mother was a housewife. In 1941, he completed Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and became an engineer. Paton joined the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on November 18, 1958 and is the first person to have been awarded the title of the Hero of Ukraine.
He holds a doctoral degree in technical sciences and is known for his works in electric welding. Paton's father, Evgeny Paton, was also famous for his works in electric welding. The first welded bridge in Kiev, constructed under the supervision of Evgeny Paton, bears his name.
In the early 1970s and 1980s Paton had advised the Soviet authorities not to build the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
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