Pyotr Yakovlevich Ufimtsev

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Pyotr Jakowlewitsch Ufimzew ( Russian Пётр Яковлевич Уфимцев ; * 1931 in Ust-Tscharyschskaja Pristan ) is a Russian physicist . He is considered the father of stealth technology .

After studying physics at the University of Alma-Ata and the University of Odessa Ufimtsev received his doctorate in 1959th He became interested in the reflection of lasers and radar . His publications were translated into English and led to the development of the first Lockheed F-117 stealth aircraft in the 1970s . From 1973 Ufimzew worked at the Institute of Radio Technology and Electronics of the Academy of Sciences , in 1990 he was awarded the State Prize of the USSR .

literature

  • Stealth's Russian connection. In: Popular Science, Oct 1993, p. 96.
  • Stealth technology: US team took idea from Russians. In: Defense Journal, 1994, p. 225.
personal data
SURNAME Ufimzew, Pyotr Jakowlewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Уфимцев, Пётр Яковлевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian physicist
DATE OF BIRTH 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Ust-Charyschskaja Pristan