Victor Alexandrovich Urvalov ( January 26, 1928 , Leningrad ) - Soviet and Russian radio historian, author of several publications on the history of Soviet radio and television. He became one of the main characters in the dispute over his superiority in inventing the radio , promoting the priority of Alexander Stepanovich Popov .
| Victor Alexandrovich Urvalov | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | January 26, 1928 (91 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Leningrad |
| Scientific field | History of science |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Philology of Leningrad State University |
| Awards and prizes |   |
Biography
Victor Urvalov's father was a printing house mechanic, his mother was a housewife; Victor, born in Leningrad on January 26, 1928, became the middle of five children. Before the war he graduated from six classes, was evacuated in July 1941. Since the summer of 1943 he was transferred to work in Molotov (modern Perm ) with a group of senior schoolchildren, where he worked in the physics laboratory of the Stalin aircraft engine plant for more than a year [1] .
This direction became a profession, upon returning to Leningrad in 1944, he entered the Department of Physical Chemistry of the Technological Institute and at the radio workshop of the Mine and Torpedo Institute . According to the results of work during the war, he was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor during the Great Patriotic War " [1] .
Since 1947 he went to work at the All-Union Research Institute of Television , worked on restoration work at the Leningrad Telecentre and took part in the installation of experimental television systems, which he later reflected in his books. After serving in the army he graduated from the correspondence philological faculty of Leningrad State University , while studying in 1957 he was awarded the medal "In memory of the 250th anniversary of Leningrad . " Since 1960, he began working as an editor of scientific and technical literature, in 1963 he prepared a historical review in connection with the 25th anniversary of television broadcasting, and from that moment he has been engaged in the history of science and technology [1] . Since 1965, Urvalov has published more than 300 articles, ten books and brochures, some of which have been published by the publishing houses of the USSR Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences. From 1965 to 1997 he was the head of the laboratory of the information department of the Central Research Institute "Electron" [2] .
In 1980, he became the head of the Historical Section of the A. Popov NTORES in St. Petersburg; in 1988, an order was issued by the USSR Minister of Communications, according to which Viktor Urvalov received the title of Honorary Radio Operator of the USSR . In the framework of the historical section, a lot of work was done on the anniversary dates: the 100th anniversary of the invention of radio (1995) and the 90th anniversary of electronic television (1997), including thematic issues of the journal Radio Electronics and Communications , representatives of the historical section were invited to the organizing committees , prepared anniversary meetings, spoke on radio and television, defending the domestic priority in inventions. [1] Including in 1990 in the journal Issues of the History of Natural Science and Technology an article was published by Viktor Alexandrovich Urvalov and David Lvovich Tribelsky "The invention of radio: reality and speculation" [3] , which has become one of the most serious publications on the priority of the invention of radio, defending primacy A. S. Popov with the development of the position of the report of the Commission Orest Danilovich Khvolson 1908 [4] [5] .
In 1995, his monograph “Essays on the History of Television” was published :
His monograph "Essays on the History of Television" is a classic example of a thoughtful and fundamental study of the formation and development of this scientific and technical discipline. For more than 20 years, it is in demand in Russian libraries.
- Doctor of Technical Sciences Vasily Petrovich Borisov , introduction to Manfred von Ardenne. 1907-1997: The Path of the Encyclopedic Scientist: From the Weimar Republic to a Unified Germany » 2012 [2]
Since 1994, he was elected an honorary member of NTORES them. A. S. Popova, in 1995 he was awarded the medal "50th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War" [1] . From 1998 to 2008, Urvalov was the scientific secretary of the A. Popov Memorial Museum , where he prepared about 100 articles on outstanding figures in physics, radio electronics, and telecommunications for encyclopedic publications [1] . In 2008, Viktor Aleksandrovich left the post of head of the Historical Section, having worked there for twenty-eight years, in the same year he was awarded the A. Berg Medal for achievements in the history of radio engineering, television and communications [2] . In the same year, in collaboration with E. N. Shoshkov, the book “Alexander Fedorovich Shorin (1890-1941)” was published, which was well appreciated in an article by Vladimir Grigorievich Makoveev published in the journal Broadcasting. Television and radio broadcasting ”, No. 2 for 2008 [6] .
Bibliography
- Bogdanov A.V. the use of television for training / Bogdanov A.V., Urvalov V.A. - 1964.
- Barantsev, Andrei Ivanovich. At the origins of television / Barantsev, Andrei Ivanovich, Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich. - M .: Knowledge , 1982.- 64 p. - (New in life, science and technology. "Radio electronics and communications"). - 36,350 copies. - BBK 32.94 . - UDC .
- Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich. Essays on the history of television / executive editor I. A. Rosselevich . - L .: Nauka , 1990 .-- 215 p. - (Scientific and biographical series). - 10,000 copies. - BBK 76.32 . - UDC . - ISBN 5-02-000101-5 .
- Dunaevskaya, Natalia Veniaminovna. Leonid Aleksandrovich Kubetskii (1906-1959) / Dunaevskaya, Natalya Veniaminovna, Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich. - L .: Nauka , 1990 .-- 118 p. - (Scientific and biographical series). - 1700 copies. - UDC . - ISBN 5-02-024623-9 .
- Blinov, Vladimir Ivanovich. B. L. Rosing: Founder of electronic television / Blinov, Vladimir Ivanovich, Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich. - M .: Education , 1991 .-- 63 p. - (A book for students. People of science). - 44,000 copies. - LBC 31.94 . - UDC . - ISBN 5-09-001841-3 .
- Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich. Your son, Petersburg: A.P. Konstantinov / scientific editor, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation N.N. Kuritsyna , A.P. Popov St. Petersburg Society of Radio Engineering and Communications. - SPb. : Publishing House of PNPI RAS, 1997. - 98 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 5-86763-116-8 .
- Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich. Alexander Fedorovich Shorin (1890-1941) / Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich, Shoshkov E.N. - M .: Nauka , 2005 .-- 152 p.
- Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich. Manfred von Ardenne. 1907-1997: The Path of the Encyclopedic Scientist: From the Weimar Republic to a united Germany. - 2012 .-- 256 s. - ISBN 978-5-397-02527-0 .
- Urvalov, Victor Alexandrovich. Boris Alexandrovich Rcheulov (Rcheuli): Pioneer of video telephony and magnetic recording of images. - 2014 .-- 200 s.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Viktor Alexandrovich Urvalov , Honorary Member of the NTORES named after A. S. Popov . The development of television and the role of Russian scientists // Physics : popular science magazine / editor-in-chief Nana Dmitrievna Kozlova. - 2003. - No. 04.
- ↑ 1 2 3 About the author (Curriculum Vitae). - “He is the author and co-author of more than 300 articles published in encyclopedic and periodicals, as well as 10 books about the life and scientific activities of various scientists, such as A.S. Popov, B.L. Rozing, P.V. Shmakov, A .F.Shorin, A.V. Dubinin and others. In 2008 he was awarded the A.I. Berg medal for his achievements in the history of radio engineering, television and communications. ” Date of treatment March 2, 2014.
- ↑ Victor Alexandrovich Urvalov and David Lvovich Tribelsky . The invention of the radio: reality and speculation // Issues in the history of natural science and technology : a quarterly journal. - M. , 1990. - No. 1 . - S. 122-128 .
- ↑ Alexander Vladimirovich Pilipenko , Sergey Mikhailovich Gerasimov . RADIO INVENTION: TO THE QUESTION ABOUT PREDATORS AND PRIORITY // Issues in the History of Natural Science and Technology : a quarterly journal. - M. , 1995. - No. 3 .
- ↑ Mikhail Stanislavovich Vysokov . From the history of the study of telecommunications in the Russian Empire .
- ↑ Vladimir Grigorievich Makoveev . The Tale of Russian Edison, or Shorin Unknown to Us : About the book by V. A. Urvalov and E. N. Shoshkov “Alexander Fedorovich Shorin” // Broadcasting. Television and radio broadcasting : a specialized industry publication. - 2008. - No. 08.