Georgy Petrov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georgy Petrov

Soviet engineer

Date of Birth: 18-May-1912

Place of Birth: Pinega, Russia

Date of Death: 13-May-1987

Profession: engineer, inventor

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Georgy Petrov (31 May 1912, Pinega, Arkhangelsk Governorate - 17 May 1987) was a Soviet engineer. In 1935 after graduating from the Moscow State University, Petrov worked at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute.
In 1944 he worked at NII-1, a jet propulsion research institute.
In 1953 he was nominated professor at the Moscow State University.
In the same year he became a member of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
From 1965 to 1973 Petrov directed the Russian Space Research Institute.