August 31, 1898 has gone down in history as the birthday of our glorious University. That same day, the first director of the KPI Professor Victor L.

 First I came to the editor’s office in 1967, when i was a student of 2nd year acousto-electric faculty. The desire to write articles and better to learn the Ukrainian language I had long ago and this led me came to the editor’s office. I met Boris Samiylovych Mirsky.

I.J. Shtaerman (1891-1962) - Ph.D., professor, an expert in the field of mechanics, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1939). The scientific activity of I.J. Shtaerman was formed under the leadership of Professor of Mechanics University of Kiev P.V. Voronets.

T.V.Putyata was born December 17, 1905 in Kiev. In 1921 she was enrolled in the Higher Institute of Education (now - Kyiv Taras Shevchenko State University). Along with training she began her labor activity. In 1925 she graduated from KSU.

A.P. Kotelnykov (1865-1944) - PhD, Professor, specialist in theoretical mechanics, a distinguished ,Researcher of the USSR (1934), belonged to the dynasty of famous mathematicians. He was the Laureate of State Prize USSR (1943).

The list of the academic teaching staff of the university, who according to the decision of the Academic board of NTUU "KPI" on January 14, 2008, were admitted as the winners in nominations " Research teaching fellow - 2007" and "Young Research teaching fellow -2017 ".

Alexander Mikulin was born 2 (14) February 1895. His father was a mechanical engineer and worked as an inspector in Vladimir factory.

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 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)

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.