Valentin Rumyantsev
Valentin Vital'yevich Rumyantsev (ru: Валенти́н Вита́льевич Румя́нцев; 19 July 1921, in Novaya Skatovka, Saratov region – 10 June 2007, in Moscow) was a Russian engineer who played a crucial role in Soviet space program, mainly working on robotics and controls . He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1992), Department of Engineering, Mechanics and Control.[1]
Valentin Vital'yevich Rumyantsev | |
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| Born | July 19, 1921 |
| Died | June 10, 2007 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Saratov State University |
| Known for | mechanics, stability theory |
| Awards | Prize of the Presidium (1950, 1958) The Chaplygin Prize (1958) The Humboldt Prize (1997) Agostinelli Prize (1999) Lyapunov Prize (2004) |
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| Fields | Engineering (mechanics) |
| Institutions | Dorodnicyn Computing Centre |
| Doctoral advisor | Nikolai Chetaev |
Career
Rumyantsev was professor in the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics in the Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Mecatronics at Moscow State University. He was editor of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (Russian: Прикладная математика и механика). Rumyantsev was also a corresponding member (1995) and member (2000) of the International Academy of Astronautics (France, Paris).
References
- Kerimov, M. K. (2008-02-01). "In memory of academician Valentin Vital'Evich Rumyantsev (1921–2007)". Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics. 48 (2): 329–335. doi:10.1134/S0965542508020152. ISSN 1555-6662.