Yuri Alekseevich Ryzhov, honorary member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian ambassador and public figure, died a year ago. A scientist who devoted his life to research in the field of fluid and gas mechanics. He began his career while still a student and did not stop until his death.
Childhood and school years
Yuri Alekseevich Ryzhov was born on October 28, 1930 in Moscow. He studied at the oldest Medvednikovskaya gymnasium in the same class with the famous mathematician and physicist Maslov. The boys were friends and often prepared for lessons together. Among their classmates, they stood out for their special abilities, so they were very interesting together.
In addition to other subjects, the gymnasium introduced the study of two foreign languages - German and French, which, according to Yuri Alekseevich, were not useful to him. But already in adulthood, Academician Ryzhov had to learn English. From childhood, the hero of this article was fond of mathematics and physics, loved to design and read books. A little later, he became seriously interested in astronomy and dreamed of knowing the secrets of the universe.
Hidden talents
Apart from other talents, Academician Ryzhov was absolutely left-handed. He was repeatedly compared with the genius - Leonardo da Vinci for the unique ability to write symmetrically with both hands. Since left-handedness was considered a deviation in the Soviet school, children were retrained and forced to write with their right, "normal" hand. So Yuri Alekseevich Ryzhov learned to fully use both hands, which means to use two hemispheres. He could write symmetrically with both hands at the same time.
Student years
After graduating from school with excellent marks, the future academician Yu. Ryzhov dreamed of a serious profession and decided to enter the most prestigious university - the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Young Ryzhov brilliantly coped with the introductory campaign and was enrolled in the Faculty of Aeromechanics. The biography of academician Yuri Ryzhov, starting from the second year of MIPT, is connected with research activities.
He quickly became one of the top students in the faculty. As a sophomore, he entered the TsAGI Research Institute. Zhukovsky. The young genius was studying air-to-ground-to-air missiles, namely, their aeromechanics.
In 1958, a young scientist, the future academician Yu. Ryzhov, was noticed by the scientist G. I. Petrov. He noted his outstanding abilities and offered him a place in his laboratory. Student Ryzhov became an employee of the Research Center. M. V. Keldysh.
Brilliant career at MAI
In 1960, Yuri Alekseevich joined the ranks of the CPSU, and the nextleft his previous job for a year, as he received an offer to take the position of associate professor at the Moscow Aviation Institute. Here, great prospects opened up before him. He made a brilliant career at the institute. Very quickly became a professor, and then Vice-Rector of the Moscow Aviation Institute.
Academician Ryzhov is not only an excellent scientist, but also a great leader. Back in 1982, he achieved from the Ministry that the first computer was allocated to the faculty. It was a curiosity, but even one car significantly affected the quality of education. A little later, at the urgent request of Academician Ryzhov, the latest American-made computers were brought to the Institute. In 1992, he resigned from the MAI, but in 1999 he returned, but already to the post of rector of the institute. From 2003 to 2017, he served as the head of the Department of Aircraft Aerodynamics.
Scientific activity of Academician Ryzhov
While still a student, Yuri Alekseevich became interested in the study of the aerodynamics of supersonic speeds. Later he defended his doctoral dissertation and became a doctor of technical sciences. From 1987 until his death, Academician Ryzhov was a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
In the 1980s, he defended the project of resuming aeronautics in the country in the Ministry. According to his drawings, an aircraft was developed, which was never launched into the air. With the onset of the economic crisis, the project was cancelled. But this development of Academician Ryzhov was discussed in the scientific world around the globe.
Later, Ryzhov again returned to his dream and developed a new, unique airship. However, this project was also frozen for reasons of financial savings. During his life, Yuri Alekseevich made many discoveries in aerodynamics, he studied the interactions of atomic particles with the surface. Many works of the scientist are devoted to the dynamics of a rarefied gas. For his contribution to the development of science, Academician Ryzhov was awarded many prizes and awards, including the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and the State Prize of the President of the Russian Federation.
Socio-political activities of a scientist
Academician was very respected in the government. Since 1989, he became a people's deputy of the USSR, and since 1992 he has been a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council. In 1991, Ryzhov took over as head of the USSR Council for Science, Education and Advanced Technologies. From 1992 to 1998 Yury Ryzhov was Russia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France.
Despite the prestige of his position, in 1999 he decided to return to his native Aviation Institute. Even under Yeltsin, Academician Ryzhov became a member of the Presidential Council. In addition to the country's economy, his interests included the social security of society.
Ryzhov twice refused the offer to take the post of prime minister. In 2010, the opposition party offered to nominate him for the presidency, but he categorically refused.
In early 2015, Academician Ryzhov said that Russia is in social decline and is on the verge of a terrible crisis. ScientistI dreamed of changing my life for the better. But he never managed to finish much.
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yuri Ryzhov died on July 29, 2017. He lived a long and eventful life, entering the history of Russian science forever.
