Dmitri Dmitrievich Ivanenko was a Soviet theoretical physicist of Ukrainian origin who made great contributions to the physical science of the twentieth century, especially to nuclear physics, field theory, and gravitation theory.
14 Facts About Dmitri Ivanenko
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Dmitri Ivanenko worked in the Poltava Gravimetric Observatory of the Institute of Geophysics of NAS of Ukraine, was the head of the Theoretical Department Ukrainian Physico-Technical Institute in Kharkiv, Head of the Department of Theoretical Physics of the Kharkiv Institute of Mechanical Engineering.
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In 1930, Ambartsumian and Dmitri Ivanenko suggested the hypothesis of creation of massive particles which is a cornerstone of contemporary quantum field theory.
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From 1929 to 1931 D Ivanenko worked at the Ukrainian Physico-Technical Institute in Kharkiv, being the first director of its theoretical division.
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Dmitri Ivanenko was one of organizers of the first Soviet theoretical conference and the new journal Physikalische Zeitschrift der Sowjetunion.
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In 1932 Dmitri Ivanenko proposed the proton-neutron model of the atomic nucleus, in connection with which the name Dmitri Ivanenko entered physics textbooks, including school textbooks.
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The realization of Dmitri Ivanenko's far-reaching plans and hopes was interrupted, however.
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Dmitri Ivanenko was the organizer of the gravitation section of Ministry of Higher Institutes of Learning of the USSR, which lasted until the 1980s.
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Dmitri Ivanenko was a member of the International Gravitation Committee since its founding in 1959.
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The distinguishing characteristic of Dmitri Ivanenko's seminar was the breadth of its grasp of the problems of theoretical physics and its discussion of the links between its various divisions, for example, gravitation theory and elementary particle physics.
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The scientific style of D Ivanenko was characterized by great interest in ideas of frontiers in science where these ideas were based on strong mathematical methods or experiment.
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Dmitri Ivanenko died on December 30,1994, at the age of 90.
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Dmitri Ivanenko's sister, Oksana Ivanenko, was a children's writer and translator.
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Dmitri Ivanenko published more than 300 scientific works including 6 monographs and 11 volumes edited.