Borys Paton

Borys Yevhenovych Paton
Борис Євгенович Патон

Borys Paton in 2010
Born (1918-11-27) November 27, 1918
Kiev
Citizenship Ukrainian State
Nationality Ukrainian
Fields metallurgy
Institutions Paton Electrical-Welding Institute, International Association of Science Academies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Alma mater Kiev Polytechnic Institute
Known for studies in metallurgy of electrical welding; President of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (since 1962)
Influences Yevhen Paton
Notable awards Lomonosov Gold Medal (1980)
Spouse Olha Paton
Children Yevhenia

Borys Yevhenovych Paton (Ukrainian: Борис Євгенович Патон) (born November 27, 1918) is the long-term chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was born in Kiev. Paton joined the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on November 18, 1958 and is the first person to have been awarded the title of the Hero of Ukraine.

He holds a doctoral degree in technical sciences and is known for his works in electric welding. Paton's father, Evgeny Paton, was also famous for his works in electric welding. The first welded bridge in Kiev, constructed under the supervision of Evgeny Paton, bears his name.

In the early 1970s and 1980s Paton had advised the Soviet authorities not to build the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.[1][2]

Honours and awards

References

  1. Controlling Technology:Ethics and the Responsible Engineer by Stephen H. Unger, Wiley-Interscience, 1994, ISBN 978-0-471-59181-8 (page 90)
  2. The Ukrainian Resurgence by Bohdan Nahaylo, C. Hurst & Co, 1999, ISBN 1-85065-168-X (page 48)
  3. (Romanian) Paton Boris

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Preceded by
Oleksandr Palladin
President of NANU
1962present
Succeeded by
incumbent
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