Bibliograph

On the Waves of a Pulsating World, An Engineer's Adventures in Innovation, Education and Politics: From Russia to the West, by Vladimir Babitsky

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On the Waves of a Pulsating World, An Engineer's Adventures in Innovation, Education and Politics: From Russia to the West, by Vladimir Babitsky

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On the Waves of a Pulsating World

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1127936822

Responsibility statement

by Vladimir Babitsky

Series statement

Springer eBooks.Springer Biographies,, 2365-0613

Sub title

An Engineer's Adventures in Innovation, Education and Politics: From Russia to the West

Summary

Vladimir Babitsky was born before the Second World War and migrated West after Perestroika. The theory of vibro-impact systems that he developed helped create the world's safest jackhammer and other record-breaking machines. The author has lived through a series of fascinating epochs: experiencing life under totalitarianism, witnessing the Soviet Union's collapse, and then migrating to Europe as a specialist in his field. "On the Waves of a Pulsating World" is an animated and highly engaging story about the journey of an engineer; from childhood daydreams to creating new technologies, from East to West, and from concepts to realities. It is also the story of people who outshine authoritarianism.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Vladimir and his Memoirs-a translator's note -- It's a Long Way to Tipperary -- The Documents that Did Not Burn -- A Kinship with Pushkin -- Teachers in Bravery -- The Waiting Hall -- Adventures at the Edge of Civilisation -- Football and Mechanics -- An Engineer's Engineer -- A Series of Secret Doors -- Chronicles of MARS during Perestroika -- A Breath of Free Air -- See the Promised Land and Die -- The Conscience of a Nation -- The Eighth Liberal Art -- Dynamics Should Be Sexy -- A Lesson in Democracy -- The Constant Muse -- A Genius of Faultless Beauty -- I Want to Tell You about the Ones Who Overcame.

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