Vladimir Chelomei
| Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomei Владимир Николаевич Челомей |
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30 June 1914 Siedlce, Lublin Governorate |
| Died | 12 August 1984 (aged 70) Moscow |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Fields | missile engineer, aircraft engineer, designer |
| Institutions |
Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine National Aviation University Baranov Central Institute of Aviation Motor Development |
| Alma mater | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| Known for | Creation of the first Soviet pulse jet engine, as well as leading the development of diverse cruise missiles, Proton rockets and UR-100, UR-200, UR-500 and UR-700 ICBMs. |
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Челоме́й; Ukrainian: Володимир Миколайович Челомей; 30 June 1914 – 8 December 1984) was a Soviet mechanics scientist, aviation and missile engineer. He invented the very first Soviet pulse jet engine and was responsible for the development of the world's first anti-ship cruise missiles and ICBM complexes like the UR-100, UR-200, UR-500 and UR-700.
Chelomey was born in Siedlce, Lublin Governorate, Russian Empire (now Poland) into a family of Ukrainian Cosack origin. At the age of three months, his family fled to Poltava, when World War I came close to Siedlce.
When Vladimir was twelve years old, the family moved again to Kiev.
In 1932, Chelomey was admitted to the Kiev Polytechnic Institute (later the basis of Kiev Aviation Institute), where he showed himself as a student with outstanding talent. In 1936, his first book Vector Analysis was published. Studying at the institute, Chelomey also attended lectures on mathematical analysis, theory of differential equations, mathematical physics, theory of elasticity and mechanics in the Kiev University. He also attended lectures by Tullio Levi-Civita in the Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences. Namely in this time Chelomey became interested in mechanics and in the theory of oscillations and remained interested the rest of his life. In 1937, Chelomey graduated from the institute with honours. After that he worked there as a lecturer, defending a dissertation for the Candidate of Science (in 1939).
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