Vasily Smirnov (metallurgist)

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Vasily Smirnov
Born
Vasily Sergeyevich Smirnov

(1915-01-02)2 January 1915
Petrograd, Russian Empire
Died5 March 1973(1973-03-05) (aged 58)
Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationMetallurgist

Vasily Sergeyevich Smirnov (Russian: Васи́лий Серге́евич Смирно́в; 2 January [O.S. 20 December 1914] 1915, Petrograd – 5 March 1973, Leningrad) was a Soviet metallurgist and, from 1960, a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. For 17 years from 1956, he was the rector of the then Leningrad Polytechnic Institute. He made notable contributions to understanding the plastic deformation process.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Василий Сергеевич Смирнов" [Vasily Sergeyevich Smirnov]. www.spbstu.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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