Lev Davidovich Belkind (; (27 August 1896, Myrhorod – November 16, 1969) was a Soviet scientist, engineer and historian; author of numerous publications on the history of science and technology.
His academic activity is associated with the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) (), where he has founded the department of Lighting Engineering () in the Physics-Energy Faculty () in 1932.Illuminator - Magazine of Lighting Solutions, Number 1, 2002 (Russian) - Interview with Prof. Ataev, Head of Department (Russian) Illuminator - Magazine of Lighting Solutions, Number 3(17), 2005 (Russian) History of Lighting Engineering Department, Clio Soft free indexed collection of reference works. Copyright © 2008 Clio Soft (Russian) Article mentioning In 1937, he became the first dean of the faculty of Electro-Physics upon its formation ().History of the Department of Lighting Engineering, Moscow Power Engineering Institute site (Russian) - Later he has headed the department of History of Engineering ()Memoirs of Erwing Nagi, MPEI Student in the 1950s (Russian)
He was fluent in Russian, English, French and German, and knowledgeable in additional languages. Belkind was a researcher and collector of materials on the history of science and technology, both Russian and International. He was considered an authority in the field of scientific history, being an author of unique biographical research work of a number of influential figures in the Russian science.Citation in the article regarding Thomas Edison (Russian)Sources mentioning in the article regarding Karl KrugMentioning in the article "Analysis of priorities in science and technologies", Slovo (Russian)
In recognition of his scientific achievements and contribution he was awarded the "Honored Scientist and Technologist" title (). by the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
Partial list of works and publications
Biographical Books
"Aleksander Nikolayevich Ladygin", () "Aleksander Ilyich Shpakovsky", () "Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov", (), Second Edition: () Reference on the book (Russian) "Karl Adolfovich Krug" ()Short reference on the monograph "Thomas Alva Edison", Short edition: (), Full edition:() In the library of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (Russian) "Charles Proteus Steinmetz", () "André-Marie Ampère", (), Bulgarian translation:
Technical Dictionaries
English-Russian tank dictionary () Reference in the V. V. Mayakovsky Library (Russian) English-Russian dictionary on caoutchouc and rubber, Yashunskaya F.I., Chief Editor: L.D. Belkind () English-Russian Polytechnical Dictionary () English-Russian Polytechnical Dictionary @ Amazon.co.ukDictionary for Sale at the Purabelle Books - in Cambridge French-Russian Polytechnical Dictionary () () German-Russian Hydrotechnical Dictionary () Reference of the dictionary International Electro-Technical Dictionary () International dictionary of lighting engineering, Russian-English-French-German () German-Russian Chemico-Technological Dictionary () Dictionary for Sale at the online Hungarian book store (Hungarian) English-Russian Dictionary of Machine Elements () Dictionary of Machine Elements in the University Library in Tirol, Austria (German)
Books on the History of Science and Technology
"History of Engineering", L.D. Belkind, I.Ya. Konfederatov, Ya. A. Shneyberg ( "History of Energy Engineering", L.D. Belkind, O.I. Veselovsky, I.Ya. Konfederatov & Ya.A. Schneiberg () History of Energy Engineering in the Library of Energotrade.ru site (Russian) "50 years of Moscow Power Engineering Institute", ()50 years of MPEI book @ urss.ru (Russian)
Articles Published in Collections of Works by Different Authors
Collection of works on the History of Technology, #3, 1953, Aleksandr Ilyich Shpakovski () Collection of works on the History of Technology, #6, 1953, () "Figures in Russian Science" Articles about prominent figures in science () Articles in the library of the Russian State Technical University in Irkutsk (Russian) Co-editor and author of articles in the Technical Encyclopedia, published in 1927Contributors and Editors for Volumes 10, 28
Autobiography
Belkind L. D., My Autobiography, 1946 () Belkind L. D., My Autobiography (Publication of M. V. Kalashnikova), 100 years from the birth of historian of technology () VIET Journal, 1998, #3 (Russian) Belkind L. D., Memories of my past. 1957-1969 Из прошлого. Отрывки Воспоминаний. (Russian)
Publications about Prof. Belkind by other authors In memory of Lev Davidovich Belkind, G. I. Ashkenazi, Svetotekhnika Journal №8, 1986 () Historian of Technology L.D. Belkind and his written legacy, M. V. Kalashnikova, VIET Journal #3, 1998 ()
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External links
Key-cards of works by Prof. Belkind in the Russian National Library (Russian) Articles by Prof. Belkind in the library of the Russian State Technical University in Irkutsk (Russian) Books by Prof. Belkind in the library of the Russian State Technical University in Irkutsk (Russian) Works by Prof. Belkind in the library of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (State University) (Russian) Archives of works and personal correspondence of Prof. Belkind at the Russian State Archives (Russian) Lighting Engineering Dictionary @ Scientific Bookstore Site (Russian) English-Russian Polytechnical Dictionary @ Scientific Bookstore Site (Russian)