Ukrainians are smart and resourceful people. It is we who own important inventions that are used in all corners of the globe. Which ones are in the TOP-10: from helicopter to X-ray
Helicopter
Igor Sikorsky patented a helicopter with two propellers in 1931
Igor Sikorsky patented a helicopter with two propellers in 1931
Kiev aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky in 1931 patented the project of the invention - it was a helicopter with two propellers - horizontal on the roof and vertical on the tail. After 9 years, the helicopter made a free flight. Success came to the aircraft designer immediately, and Sikorsky's small company turned into a large concern.
Compact disc
The prototype of the cdrom was invented by the Kiev graduate student of the Institute of Cybernetics Vyacheslav Petrov
The prototype of the cdrom was invented by the Kiev graduate student of the Institute of Cybernetics Vyacheslav Petrov
It turns out that the first prototype of this CD was invented by the Kiev graduate student of the Institute of Cybernetics Vyacheslav Petrov. It happened in 1960, and the purpose of creation was not at all musical - she wore scientific character. The optical disc was created for the super EBM.
X-ray
Ivan Pulyui designed a tube that eventually became the prototype of modern X-ray devices.
Ivan Pulyui designed a tube that eventually became the prototype of modern X-ray devices.
Ivan Pulyui, 14 years before the invention of Wilhelm Roentgen, designed a tube that eventually became the prototype of modern X-ray devices. It was he who was the first in the world to take an X-ray of a human skeleton. And in contrast to the famous Roentgen, he analyzed the nature and mechanisms of rays creation in greater depth.
Kinescope
Timchenko and Lyubimov have developed the "snail" mechanism, the principle of operation of which lies at the heart of the kinescope
Timchenko and Lyubimov have developed the "snail" mechanism, the principle of operation of which lies at the heart of the kinescope
It is somehow unfair to believe that the entire history of the creation of the kinescope and cinematograph belongs to the Lumiere brothers. Yosif Timchenko and Nikolai Lyubimov developed the "snail" mechanism, the principle of operation of which lies at the heart of the kinescope, two years before the breakthrough of the Lumiere brothers. In 1893, two tapes were shown in Odessa, shot with the first picture tube. But, alas, Timchenko did not patent the device, and all the glory went to colleagues from abroad.
Earth satellite and rocket engine
Rocket engine Queen
Rocket engine Queen
Zhitomirian Sergei Korolev is considered the founder of all Soviet space technology and the founder of cosmonautics in general. It was he who, in 1931, achieved the creation of an organization for the study of jet propulsion, which with time has become the main state scientific and design laboratory for the development of missile devices. In 1957, Korolev launched the first Earth satellite in history.
Gypsum bandage
Nikolai Pirogov, the founder of military field surgery, pioneered the use of anesthesia during surgery. And for the first time in the history of world medicine he used a plaster cast. This famous childbirth surgeon, however, is in Russia. But he spent most of his life in Ukraine, in Vinnitsa. And it is here that he is buried.
Airplane capsule
Vladimir Taranenko has developed a capsule that separates from the aircraft in a matter of minutes and can save the lives of passengers. The system of work is simple - a small parachute is pushed out of the plane, which pulls a large one, and it is already the capsule itself. This all happens in 2 minutes.
Anti-hurricane device
The device against hurricanes was invented by Viktor Bernatsky
The device against hurricanes was invented by Viktor Bernatsky
Associate Professor of Rivne State University Viktor Bernatsky has developed a unique design for protection against hurricanes. The device captures wind currents and reduces their strength by countering. For his invention, the Ukrainian received an award from the European Scientific and Industrial Chamber.
First kidney transplant
Yuri Voronnoy performed the world's first kidney transplant
Yuri Voronnoy performed the world's first kidney transplant
Yuri Voronnoy performed the world's first kidney transplant. It is important that he proved that the kidneys of corpses are able to revive and function without intoxication for the new owner of the organ. With his operation, Voronnoy was ahead of the development of transplantology for a long time.
Desalination of sea water
Leonard Smirnov has developed a technology with which you can drink sea water
Leonard Smirnov has developed a technology with which you can drink sea water
The technology by which sea water can be drunk was developed by Leonard Smirnov, a professor at the Odessa Academy. Frozen in a special way sea water turns into crystals, from the surface of which salt can be removed.
