HISTORY OF THE NOVOSIBIRSK INSTITUTE OF RADIOPHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS (1957-1964)
N.A. Kupershtokh1, I.A. Kraineva2
1Institute of History SB RAS, 8, Acad. Nikolaeva Str., Novosibirsk, 6300090, Russia
2A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems SB RAS, 6, Acad. Lavrentiev Av., Novosibirsk, 6300090, Russia
Keywords: Russian Academy of Sciences, West Siberian Branch, Siberian Branch, Department of Technical Physics, Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, Professor G.V. Krivoshchekov, Professor Yu. B. Rumer
Abstract
The paper reconstructs the history of the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics of Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk in 1957-1964. The formation of the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics dates back to the mid-1940s, when a sector, and later a department, of Technical Physics in the structure of the West Siberian Branch (WSB) of the USSR Academy of Sciences led by Prof. G.V. Krivoshchekov was organized. The Department was focused on solving the problems of the rapidly growing industrial potential of Siberia. Yu. B. Rumer, an outstanding theoretical physicist, who moved to Novosibirsk in 1950, contributed greatly to the development of physics fundamental research. In 1957, the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics was created as a part of WSB. Yu. B. Rumer was its director from 1957 to1964. It is concluded that after organizing the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences the growth rate of the personnel potential of the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics increased substantially and important results were obtained in a number of academic fields. The resource base of the Institute became much stronger, and new equipment was purchased. At the same time, a complex of subjective and objective factors caused the Institute reorganization in 1964. The paper shows the research potential significance of the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics for the further development of scientific fields in institutions of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences and other research centers. Despite the fact that the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics had existed only for seven years, it left a notable mark in the history of the Russian academic science. The scientists of the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics were the founders of new scientific trends, they obtained world-class results and were awarded prestigious prizes and tributes. Further studies are required to find out, whether there was an opportunity to preserve the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics as an independent institution.
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