Lev Davidovich Belkind

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Lev Davidovich Belkind (; (27 August 1896, Myrhorod – November 16, 1969) was a Soviet scientist, engineer and historian; author of numerous publications on the history of science and technology.

His academic activity is associated with the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) , where he has founded the department of Lighting Engineering in the Physics-Energy Faculty in 1932. In 1937, he became the first dean of the faculty of Electro-Physics upon its formation . Later he has headed the department of History of Engineering

Fluent in Russian, English, French and German, and knowledgeable in additional languages, Prof. Belkind was a prominent researcher and collector of materials on the history of science and technology, both Russian and International. He was considered an authority in the field of scientific history, being an author of unique biographical research work of a number of influential figures in the Russian science.

In recognition of his scientific achievements and contribution he was awarded the "Honored Scientist and Technologist" title . "Karl Adolfovich Krug" "Thomas Alva Edison", Short edition: , Full edition: "Charles Proteus Steinmetz", "André-Marie Ampère", , Bulgarian translation: English-Russian dictionary on caoutchouc and rubber, Yashunskaya F.I., Chief Editor: L.D. Belkind English-Russian Polytechnical Dictionary French-Russian Polytechnical Dictionary German-Russian Hydrotechnical Dictionary International Electro-Technical Dictionary International dictionary of lighting engineering, Russian-English-French-German German-Russian Chemico-Technological Dictionary English-Russian Dictionary of Machine Elements

Books on the History of Science and Technology

"History of Engineering", L.D. Belkind, I.Ya. Konfederatov, Ya. A. Shneyberg ( "History of Energy Engineering", L.D. Belkind, O.I. Veselovsky, I.Ya. Konfederatov & Ya.A. Schneiberg "50 years of Moscow Power Engineering Institute",

Articles Published in Collections of Works by Different Authors

Collection of works on the History of Technology, #3, 1953, Aleksandr Ilyich Shpakovski Collection of works on the History of Technology, #6, 1953, "Figures in Russian Science" Articles about prominent figures in science Co-editor and author of articles in the Technical Encyclopedia, published in 1927

Autobiography

Belkind L. D., My Autobiography, 1946 Belkind L. D., My Autobiography (Publication of M. V. Kalashnikova), 100 years from the birth of historian of technology Belkind L. D., Memories of my past. 1957-1969

Publications about Prof. Belkind by other authors In memory of Lev Davidovich Belkind, G. I. Ashkenazi, Svetotekhnika Journal №8, 1986 Historian of Technology L.D. Belkind and his written legacy, M. V. Kalashnikova, VIET Journal #3, 1998