Borys Paton
Organization leader
1918 –
Who is Borys Paton?
Borys Yevhenovych Paton is the long-term chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was born in Kiev. 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, Yevhen Paton, was also famous for his works in electric welding. The first welded bridge in Kiev, constructed under the supervision of Yevhen 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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- Born
- Nov 27, 1918
Kiev - Also known as
- Борис Патон
- Parents
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Ukraine
- Profession
- Education
- Kiev Polytechnic Institute
- Lived in
- Kiev
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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