Vladimir Petlyakov is remembered in technology for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Vladimir Petlyakov as Soviet aerospace engineer (1891–1942).
Vladimir Petlyakov was born at Rostov-on-Don in 1891. His recorded nationality is the Russian Empire. He was educated at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, national institutions, mass media and mass politics changed both the scale of a career and its risks.
The record gives his occupations as military flight engineer, engineer and aircraft pilot.
His affiliations include Petlyakov.
Technical work compounds - each layer makes the next one cheaper to attempt.
His work was formally recognised with the Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin and Order of the Red Star.
Working from the Russian Empire shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Vladimir Petlyakov died in 1942 at the age of 51. The work outlived the arguments around it.
Achievements
- Affiliated with Petlyakov
- Educated at Bauman Moscow State Technical University
- Worked as military flight engineer, engineer and aircraft pilot
