Russia's Contribution to Science Russian

Russia's Contribution To Science Russian contribution to the field of science is famous due to many reasons including the invention of Radio by a. Popov, development of the periodic table by D. Mendeleev, the creation of principals in relation to the space flights, which are interplanetary, on multistage rockets by K. Tsiolkovskiy. The Russian scientists contributed a lot to the space sciences. The achievements of the Russian space program, which was supervised by S. Korolev, included the launch of first unmanned flight, called 'Sputnik' to space.

Under this program the first manned space flight, called 'YU. Gagarin', was also launched in the space. In addition to that, another important contribution of Russian scientists was the invention of Laser by N. Basov and Yu. Prokhorov. (Russian Embassy in London, 2013) There are about four thousand organizations in Russia, which are involved in the operations of Research and Development. These organizations employ about one million people, who work rigorously to contribute to the field of research and development.

Out of these one million organizations, about half are involved in the field of scientific research. These research organizations are coordinated by the ministry of industry and ministry of science and technologies. These organizations develop strategies and policies that are to be used in the fields of scientific research and technology. (Russian Embassy in London, 2013) The fundamental functions of scientific research are performed in the Russian Academy of Science. The Russian Academy of Science is an integrated collection of the top most scientists of Russia.

It includes about three hundred and fifty organizations, which are involved in the operations of scientific research. This academy maintains good relations with a number of international scientific institutions. It also has good ties and collaboration with various foreign academies. (Russian Embassy in London, 2013) Contributions of Russian Scientists Russian scientists made some remarkable contributions to the field of science. They inspired and instigated the world of science with their ideas.

Some of the major Russian scientists that contributed a lot to the field of science are listed below; (Sras.org, 2013) Peter the Great ( 1672 to 1725) He was the founder of the Russian Academy of Science. After his numerous international visits to a number of places, Peter realized that there was a severe need of an organized academy, such as the Russian Academy of Science, in Russia.

The major reason behind the important role played by the Russian Academy of Science was the fact that there were no universities in Russia at the time of its origination; therefore, the achievements and contributions made by the Russian Academy of Science were extremely influential. The members of the academy, who were mostly foreigners and spoke German, met for the first time in the year 1725, shortly after Peter's death. The first Russian scientist and academician were employed in the Russian Academy of science after twenty years of its formation.

In the present era, although some people believe that it is not funded properly, the Russian Academy of Science continues to hold a prestigious position in the Russian society. (Sras.org, 2013) Leonhard Euler ( 1707 to 1783) Leaonhard Euler spent most of his time in the academy in Saint Petersburg. He was basically a Swiss scientist. He made commendable achievements in the field of mathematics. For his hard work and achievements he was awarded by both the Russian and the Swiss government.

(Sras.org, 2013) Mikhail Lomonosov (1711 to 1765) Mikhail Lomonosov was the first and a great scientist of the Russian federation. He contributed a lot to the various branches of science, including physics, chemistry, mineralogy, mining, metallurgy and optics. He also worked rigorously for the formation of the Moscow State University, which was founded in the year 1755 and was named after him. (Sras.org, 2013) Konstantin Eduardovitch Tsiolkovsky (1857 to 1935) Tsiolkovsky was a teacher and a mathematician at Borovsk, Kulaga Province. He tried to use the centrifugal force for launching a spacecraft from earth.

But later he realized that a number of flaws were associated with this idea. He then started working on the theory of rocket flight. But unfortunately, Tsiolkovsky was only a theorist and he never used experiments to test his theory. But his ideas inspired a number of people and they led towards the formation of rocket science. (Lugsdin, 2013) Daniel and Nicolaus Bernouilli ( Early eighteenth Century) Daniel and Nicolaus Bernouilli were Dutch mathematicians and brothers. They spent a significant portion of their professional lives at the Academy in Saint Petersburg.

They will continue to inspire the scientists because of their great achievements in science. Daniel and Nicolaus Bernouilli are well-known for the development of an important economic principle, which is known as the 'Saint Petersburg Paradox'. (Sras.org, 2013) Sofia Kovalevskaya ( 1850 to 1891) Although Sofia's life was cut short but she made interesting achievements in her career. She was able to publish only ten papers on the topics related to Mathematics and Mathematical Physics.

Though they were small in number but all these papers served as a building block for the future inventions and achievements. Her work on the theory related to differential equations was particularly important for the field of mathematics and it led towards the development of Cauchy-Kovalevsky theorem, which is related to analytical partial differential equations. Another great contribution of Sofia Kovalevskaya was her paper on the rotation of unsymmetrical solid bodies around some fixed point, which is now referred to as 'Kovalevsky top'.

She continued to research on this topic and she was also awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sciences for her efforts, in the year 1889. Sofia overcame the criticism that the women faced in the field of science by showing extreme intelligence. She was given a role of editing a mathematical magazine. In addition to that, she was the first woman who was awarded with a professorship in the Russian federation. ( Poto-nik, 2009) Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792 to 1856) Nikolai Lobachevsky was a well-known Russian mathematician.

He inspired the world of science by developing 'variant of non-Euclidean geometry'. His invention still holds great prestige in the world of science because it can lead towards other massive and amazing inventions in the field of mathematics, like the Theory of Relativity, which was proposed by Einstein. (Sras.org, 2013) Dmitrii Mendeleev ( 1834 to 1907) Dmitrii Mendeleev contributed greatly towards the field of science. He was the creator of the first periodic table of elements.

This invention is a very influential one in the field of Chemistry as it enables the people to understand Chemistry in a better way and it enhances the world's knowledge of Chemistry to a great extent. (Sras.org, 2013) I. Mechikov I.I. Mechikov was a Russian microbiologist. He was awarded a Nobel prize along with Paul Ehrlich, for his work on immunology, in the year 1908. He is reported to be the first ever microbiologist who defined the process of phagocytosis.

It is defined as a process through which the immune system of the human body isolates the foreign bodies that enter the system. (Sras.org, 2013) Nikolai Pirogov (1810 to 1881) Nikolai Pirogov is said to be the founder of the modern field of surgery. He is also one of the first doctors, who started using anaesthetics, antibiotics, and surgical disinfectants frequently in the surgeries. (Sras.org, 2013) Vladimir Vernadsky (1862 to 1945) Vladimir Vernadsky is the founder of the fields of geochemistry and bio geochemistry.

These fields are playing an important role in advancing the explorations related to space and the search of minerals and other resources in earth. He is also known for the rejected theory related to human cognition. In this theory he stated that human cognition is a natural phenomenon which is present beneath the surface of.