Chelomey Volodymir Mykolaiovich

Volodymir Mykolaiovich Chelomey was born in June 30, 1914 in Sidlets town of Pryvislyanski district (modern Poland) in the family of teachers. Soon the First World War burst out and Chelomey family moved to Poland.

Tymoshenko Stepan Prokopovych

Tymoshenko Stepan Prokopovych is a professor, academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (11.14.1918), dean of the mechanical and engineer construction faculty of Kiev polytechnic institute (1909-1911), head of the faculty of the materials strength in Kiev polytechnic institute (1906-1908)

The origins of the Ukrainian aviation

December 17, 2003 was one hundred years from the time when the brothers Orvill and Wilbur Wright made the first manned flight on the airplane engine "Flayer -1". The range of the first flight was 37 meters and it lasted 12 seconds. That brief flight opened a new era in human history.

Semen Isaakovich Tetelbaum - outstanding polytechnic

Among the prominent Soviet scientists in electronics the place of pride belongs to the correspondent member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR Semen Isaakovich Tetelbaum (1910-1958) - a graduate of the KPI, professor, head of department, dean of the faculty. S.I.

Famous alumni FPE: to the 65th anniversary of the Faculty

Preparing engineers, metallurgists in the Kiev Polytechnic Institute started in the early years of the twentieth century. The organizer of the metallurgy specialty and the head of the department for about a quarter of a century was Vasily Petrovich Izhevsky (1863-1926).

KPI trade union: the first page of a hundred years of history

Today students mostly are not very rich people. The beginning of adulthood is usually accompanied by if not poverty, then certain deprivations. Especially when a young man wants to be financially independent from their parents, or if they are simply unable to support him.

St. Sophia Cathedral

Among the landmarks, surviving in Eastern Europe, world-famous St. Sophia Cathedral is the oldest one. Artists who erected the cathedral and decorated its walls mosaics and frescoes used the techniques that were based on Byzantine traditions.

Mayday at Shulyavka

Shuliavka which is more than 100 years ago gave shelter NTUU "KPI", has a long and interesting history. It was first mentioned in chronicles in the twelfth century. It is not surprising, therefore, that it is associated with numerous Kiev stories and traditions.

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