On the Waves of a Pulsating World An Engineer's Adventures in Innovation, Education and Politics: From Russia to the West

Título:

ISBN:

9783030308490

Autor Pessoal:

Babitsky, Vladimir. author.

Edição:

1st ed. 2019.

PRODUCTION_INFO:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

Descrição Física:

XIV, 160 p. 53 illus., 36 illus. in color. online resource.

Série:

Springer Biographies,

Conteúdo:

Vladimir and his Memoirs-a translator's note -- It's a Long Way to Tipperary -- The Documents that Did Not Burn -- A Kinship with Pushkin -- Teachers in Bravery -- The Waiting Hall -- Adventures at the Edge of Civilisation -- Football and Mechanics -- An Engineer's Engineer -- A Series of Secret Doors -- Chronicles of MARS during Perestroika -- A Breath of Free Air -- See the Promised Land and Die -- The Conscience of a Nation -- The Eighth Liberal Art -- Dynamics Should Be Sexy -- A Lesson in Democracy -- The Constant Muse -- A Genius of Faultless Beauty -- I Want to Tell You about the Ones Who Overcame. .

Resumo:

Vladimir Babitsky was born before the Second World War and migrated West after Perestroika. The theory of vibro-impact systems that he developed helped create the world's safest jackhammer and other record-breaking machines. The author has lived through a series of fascinating epochs: experiencing life under totalitarianism, witnessing the Soviet Union's collapse, and then migrating to Europe as a specialist in his field. "On the Waves of a Pulsating World" is an animated and highly engaging story about the journey of an engineer; from childhood daydreams to creating new technologies, from East to West, and from concepts to realities. It is also the story of people who outshine authoritarianism.

Termo do Assunto:

Russia -- History.

Europe, Eastern -- History.

Soviet Union -- History.

Science -- Study and teaching.

Russian, Soviet, and East European History.

Technology and Engineering.

Multibody Systems and Mechanical Vibrations.