Nikolai Kamov (engineer)
Nikolai Kamov | |
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Николай Камов | |
Kamov in 1966 | |
| Born | Nikolai Ilyich Kamov September 14, 1902 |
| Died | 24 November 1973 (aged 71) |
| Burial place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Tomsk Polytechnic University (1923) |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1923–1973 |
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| Known for | helicopter designer, scientist in aerospace engineering domain, founder of the Kamov Design Bureau (1940) |
| Title | Doctor of Science |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Sergey Mikheyev |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour USSR State Prize |
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Nikolai Ilyich Kamov (Russian: Никола́й Ильи́ч Ка́мов; 14 September [O.S. 1 September] 1902 – 24 November 1973) was a Soviet aerospace engineer, a pioneer in the design of helicopters, and founder of the Kamov helicopter design bureau.