Gennadiy Dobrov Soviet scientist and science expert Date of Birth: 09.03.1929 Country: Dive

Content:

1. Soviet Scientist of Science of Science
2. Career in Research and Development
3. - Initiated work on scientific and technical forecasting in the USSR
4. Leadership in Science Policy and Management
5. - Founded the journal "Science of Science and Informatics" (1969)
6. Contributions to Historiography
7. International Collaboration and Recognition
8. - Awarded the German Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1971)
9. Legacy
10. - Trained over 50 candidates and 10 doctors of science

Soviet Scientist of Science of Science

Early Life and Education
- Born on March 9, 1929, in Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast

- Graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (1950)

- Completed a postgraduate degree in "History of Science and Technology," Institute of Thermal Energy, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1953)

Career in Research and Development

- Junior Researcher, Institute of Thermal Energy, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1953)

- Initiated work on scientific and technical forecasting in the USSR

- Focused on the theory and practice of scientific and technical potential measurement

- Published approximately 600 scientific works, including 10 individual monographs

- Developed the concept of "Caputology," a humorous approach to systems analysis of failures

Leadership in Science Policy and Management

- Second Secretary, Kyiv Regional Committee of Komsomol (1955-1958)
- First Secretary, Kyiv Regional Committee of Komsomol (1958-1961)

- Initiated the application of mathematical and machine methods to analyze science and technology development

- Headed науковедческие (science of science) units at the Institute of Mathematics, Institute of Cybernetics, and Council for the Study of Productive Forces of Ukraine (1968-1986)

- Founded the journal "Science of Science and Informatics" (1969)

- Established the Center for Research on Scientific and Technological Potential and History of Science (1986)

Contributions to Historiography

- Emphasized the unity of historical and scientific research
- Revised the history of the early Ukrainian Academy of Sciences

- Initiated research on the history of the foundation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

International Collaboration and Recognition

- Expert for UNESCO and CMEA on scientific policy issues

- Collaborated on UNESCO projects on scientific group effectiveness and social assessments of new technologies in developing countries

- Awarded the German Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1971)

- Chief Researcher, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (1976-1979)

Legacy

- Established the Ukrainian school of science of science and is considered the founder of the Ukrainian school of science of science

- Directed the development of the Center for Research on Scientific and Technological Potential and History of Science

- Trained over 50 candidates and 10 doctors of science

- The Center he founded continues to play a leading role in the development of science of science in Ukraine and internationally

Professor

Georg Zachariae	Matthew Killimgsworth	Tom Flanagan
Johannes Cuspinian	Valentin Budagovsky	Mikhail Bondarenko