Vladimir Babitsky
Springer International Publishing
e druk, 2019
9783030308483
On the Waves of a Pulsating World
An Engineer’s Adventures in Innovation, Education and Politics: From Russia to the West
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Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Springer International Publishing |
2019
ISBN13: 9783030308483
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Springer Biographies
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Vladimir Babitsky was born before the Second World War and migrated West after Perestroika. The theory of vibro-impact systems that he developed helped create the world’s safest jackhammer and other record-breaking machines. The author has lived through a series of fascinating epochs: experiencing life under totalitarianism, witnessing the Soviet Union’s collapse, and then migrating to Europe as a specialist in his field. “On the Waves of a Pulsating World” is an animated and highly engaging story about the journey of an engineer; from childhood daydreams to creating new technologies, from East to West, and from concepts to realities. It is also the story of people who outshine authoritarianism.
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ISBN13:9783030308483
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing
Serie:Springer Biographies
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Vladimir and his Memoirs—a translator’s note.- It’s a Long Way to Tipperary.- The Documents that Did Not Burn.- A Kinship with Pushkin.- Teachers in Bravery.- The Waiting Hall.- Adventures at the Edge of Civilisation.- Football and Mechanics.- An Engineer’s Engineer.- A Series of Secret Doors.- Chronicles of MARS during Perestroika.- A Breath of Free Air.- See the Promised Land and Die.- The Conscience of a Nation.- The Eighth Liberal Art.- Dynamics Should Be Sexy.- A Lesson in Democracy.- The Constant Muse.- A Genius of Faultless Beauty.- I Want to Tell You about the Ones Who Overcame. </p>
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