Bogdan Voitsekhovsky

Bogdan Vyacheslavovich Voitsekhovsky (; 1922–1999) was a Soviet and Ukrainian scientist, specialist in the field of hydraulic impulse technique, explosion physics, atmospheric electricity, employee of the Institute of Hydrodynamics.

History Voitsekhovsky was born on 22 January 1922 in the village (selo) of Soroka, in modern Vinnytsia Oblast of Ukraine.

By the time he graduated from secondary school in 1940 in Kiev, he was already working as a laboratory assistant at the industrial technical school.

In 1940, Voitsekhovsky was drafted into the Red Army. At the outbreak of war, he received short training at the School of Communication and participated in the battles on the Karelian and 4th Ukrainian fronts.

He was engaged in the creation of hurricane-resistant wind installations and developed summation methods for their powers and energy accumulation. He proposed a scheme of the crew, that could operate in light winds (about 2 meters per second). According to the recollections of employees of the Institute of Hydrodynamics, Voirsekhovsky's wind installations were located in front of one of the institute buildings for some time. After moving to the United States, he continued to be interested in wind equipment and science in general.

Awards The scientist was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1956, 1972), Order of Lenin (1967), Order of the Badge of Honour (1982), Order of the Patriotic War II degree (1985), six medals.

In 1965, he became a recipient of the Lenin Prize.

In 1993, the Russian Academy of Sciences awarded Voitsekhovsky the Mikhail Lavrentyev Gold Medal.