GLEB KOTELNIKOV

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 1/30/1872     Death: 11/22/1944

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Gleb Yevgenyevich Kotelnikov, was born on January 30 [O.S. January 18] 1872, at the household of a St. Petersburg Institute professor who taught higher mathematics and mechanics. His parents moved to Saint Petersburg from Poltava in 1868. Kotelnikov belonged to a theatre-loving family, which enhanced his desire to perform on stage. He was the Russian-Soviet inventor of the knapsack parachute, and braking parachute.

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Gleb Kotelnikov was intellectually unique for his innovative contributions to aviation safety through his invention of the knapsack parachute and braking parachute. His background in mathematics and mechanics, along with his creative spirit fostered by a theatre-loving family, likely played a significant role in his ability to envision and develop such groundbreaking technologies in the field of aeronautics.

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