Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov was an information theory and radar astronomy pioneer from the Soviet Union. He was elected a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Department of Technical Science in 1953. From 30 July 1973 to 25... Wikipedia
Born: September 6, 1908, Kazan, Russia
Died: February 11, 2005 (age 96 years), Moscow, Russia
Notable student: Volf Bentsionovitsj Sjteynsjleyger
Previous office: Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (1973–1980)
Education: Moscow Power Engineering Institute (1930)