Jefim and Miron Cherepanov

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soviet postage stamp (1978)

Yefim Alekseyevich Cherepanov ( Russian Ефим Алексеевич Черепанов * 1774 , † 1842 ) and his son Miron Cherepanov Yefimovich ( Russian Мирон Ефимович Черепанов * 1803 , † 1849 ) were Russian inventor and mechanical engineers .

first steam locomotive in Russia (1834)

The Cherepanovs worked in the Nizhny Tagil factories .

The heavyweight of their inventions were steam engines . Among them was the first steam locomotive in Russia, with a payload of 3.3 tons and a maximum speed of 13 to 16 km / h.

literature

  • Viktor Semenovich Virginskii: The Cherepanovs, the Russian mechanics: Their life and work. Published for the Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation, Washington, DC by the Indian National Scientific Documentation Center, 1978.

Web links

Commons : Steam Locomotives of Russia  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files