IN MEMORY OF THE TECHNICAL GENIUS IGOR’ EVGENIEVICH MIKHALTSEV (1923–2010)

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Igor’ Evgenievich Mikhaltsev – oceanologist, Doctor of Technical Sciences (1970), Professor (1971), from 1989 to 2006 – Head of the Laboratory of Exploratory Technical Research of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS). Mikhaltsev – the creator of a new direction in technical oceanology – a comprehensive experimental study of ocean acoustics, including acoustic methods for studying the ocean, head of work on the creation and testing of manned research vehicles “Pisces” up to 2000 m (1970–1976) and manned vehicles “MIR” – up to 6000 m (1979–1987). Hero of Socialist Labor. The material was prepared on the basis of biographical data and photographs according to sources: IO RAS website https:// ocean.ru/index.php/component/k2/item/782-mikhaltsev-igor-evgenevich-1923-2010; Journal “Nostalgiya” No. 10, 2007. Article by I. Mikhaltsev “Science should be a hobby”. Also in this issue of our “Journal of Oceanological Research” you will find an article by I. E. Mikhaltsev himself, “Ocean research, technology, fleet: yesterday, today, tomorrow”.