January 4, 2013, it was celebrated 370 years since the birth of Isaac Newton - founder of classical physics. His scientific achievements in the field of mathematics, theoretical mechanics, optics, and astronomy are well known, and talk about them again would be redundant.
The first manned flight into space was preceded by the hard work of pioneers of astronautics - dreamers and theorists who advocated the need for space flight and theoretically justify their opportunity.
325 years ago, in the summer of 1687, the fundamental work of Isaac Newton "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" saw the light. During the author's life the work was published twice - in 1713 and 1725.
June 22 marks the seventy-one years since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Our country has suffered numerous losses in it. The memory of the people who gave their lives in the battle against the worst enemy probably will trouble the soul as much as our people will live.
January 5 is the birthday of the famous Kiev publisher of late XIX - early XX century Stefan Vasilyevich Kulzhenko. In scientific and technical library of the University, this date was marked by the presentation of books published at the time in the printing house of Kulzhenko.
March 16, a memorial evening the chief architect of the KPI for nearly three decades, the winner of the USSR State Prize for Architecture, winner of the Prize Council of Ministers of the USSR, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine Vladimir Lihovodov was held at the State Polytechnic Museum NTUU "K
Looking through the list of teachers who have worked at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in the early twentieth century, it is impossible not to draw attention to the name of a man who seemingly had nothing to do with technology and science – the painter Mykola Pymonenko.
Albrecht Durer. This name is always part of the extremely popular modern distributions like "hundred great artists" or even "a hundred geniuses of mankind." He was the graphic artist, painter, art theorist.
Vasily Voznyuk. The whole history of the formation and development of Soviet rocketry related to this legendary name. He is a man of unusual destiny, an example of service to his people, his homeland.
Scientific readings from the series "Outstanding designers of Ukraine", initiated by the State Polytechnic Museum, are conducted over the past 10 years, four times a year and enjoy the same success among students and faculty.
