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Nikolay Delone Sr/Russian and Soviet mechanic and mathematician
Date of Birth: 21.01.1856
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Content:
- Nikolay Delone: Russian and Soviet Engineer and Mathematician
- Early Life and Education
- Academic Career
- Contributions to Aeronautics
- Later Life and Legacy
- - "Lectures on Practical Mechanics" (1901)
Nikolay Delone: Russian and Soviet Engineer and Mathematician
Nikolay Delone was a distinguished Russian and Soviet engineer and mathematician known for his contributions to mechanics and mathematics. He was also the founder of the Kyiv Society of Aeronautics and the father of the mathematician Boris Delone.
Early Life and Education
Delone was born in Moscow, Russia, and completed his studies in physics and mathematics at Moscow University in 1878. He went on to pursue advanced degrees, earning his master's in 1892 with a thesis on "Algebraic Integrals of Motion of a Rigid Body Around a Fixed Point" and his doctorate in 1894 with a dissertation on "Transmission of Rotation and Mechanical Drawing of Curves by Articulated Mechanisms."
Academic Career
Delone held professorships at the Novoalexandria Agricultural Institute (1895-1900) and the Warsaw Polytechnic Institute (1900). In Warsaw, he had a notable encounter with Yuri Lomonosov, who persuaded him to relocate to Kyiv.
At the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Delone taught intermittently from 1900 to 1928. He also served as professor of physics and head of the physics department at the Kyiv Commercial Institute. Additionally, he held the position of private docent in applied mathematics at Kyiv University from 1908 to 1909.
Contributions to Aeronautics
Inspired by his mentor at Moscow University, N. E. Zhukovsky, Delone developed a passion for gliding. He led the student aeronautical club at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and co-founded the Kyiv Society of Aeronautics. He designed and built several biplane gliders, which proved successful. Delone documented his designs in a pamphlet titled "Construction and Flying Instructions for an Inexpensive and Lightweight Glider."
Later Life and Legacy
In 1928, Delone moved to Leningrad, where he passed away on March 20, 1931. He left behind a legacy of influential publications, including:
- "An Introductory Guide to the Independent Study of Higher Mathematics and Mechanics" (1900, 2nd edition 1911)
