Borys Yevhenovych Paton was a Ukrainian scientist and a long-time chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
22 Facts About Borys Paton
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Borys Paton was appointed to this post in 1962 and held it until his death.
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Evgeny Borys Paton was famous for his works in electric welding.
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The first welded bridge in Kyiv, Borys Paton Bridge, was constructed under the supervision of, and named after, Evgeny Borys Paton.
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Borys Paton junior was born in the professors' residence building of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, where his father was teaching.
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In 1941, Borys Paton completed the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and became an engineer.
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Borys Paton had a doctoral degree in technical sciences after he defended his doctoral dissertation in 1952.
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In 1952 Borys Paton joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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Borys Paton joined the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on 18 November 1958.
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Borys Paton was appointed chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 1962 and held this position until his death.
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Borys Paton was offered to head the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow, but he refused.
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Borys Paton was convinced that he should work in Kyiv, at his parents' Institute of Electric Welding and the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.
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Borys Paton was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1962 to 1989.
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Borys Paton was the first person to have been awarded the title of the Hero of Ukraine, this was done in 1998.
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In January 2008 Borys Paton was appointed member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine by a decree of President Viktor Yushchenko.
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Borys Paton was last re-appointed for another term as chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2015.
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Borys Paton did not submit his candidacy for the post in March 2020, which signified that he was leaving the position.
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Borys Paton was buried at Baikove Cemetery three days later.
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Borys Paton was the author of more than 1,000 publications, including 20 monographs and responsible for more than 400 inventions.
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Borys Paton was married to Olha Borys Paton and had a daughter, Yevhenia, who was a scientist.
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Borys Paton led research on the application of welding heat sources for the improvement of the quality of the smelted metal.
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Borys Paton was the first researcher to start intensive research in the field of the use of welding and related technologies in space.