Kovalchuk told about Velikhov's merits in science

The whole life of academician, scientist in the field of thermonuclear fusion Evgeny Velikhov was connected with the national research center "Kurchatov Institute". This was stated by the president of the center Mikhail Kovalchuk on December 9.

"He (Velikhov. - Ed.) came here in 1957 as a graduate student, at first it was Velikhov's and [RAS academician, physicist Roald] Sagdeev's unique equations that described the behavior of turbulence plasma," Kovalchuk said during the farewell ceremony for Velikhov.

He also recalled the tens of billions of dollars ITER fusion energy project, which was Velikhov's initiative.

Russian presidential aide Andrei Fursenko noted the modesty of Velikhov's generation.

"They said they stood on the shoulders of giants. Indeed, their predecessors were men [giants]. But they (Velikhov's generation. - Ed.) were giants themselves," Fursenko said.

According to him, science was preserved in a difficult period for Russia thanks to that generation. Fursenko added that at the moment science is on the rise, noting the merit of Evgeny Velikhov.

Labors and days: Academician Evgeny Velikhov passed away

The eminent scientist came to science through books and the example of his father

The ceremony of farewell to the scientist began earlier in the day in the capital's House of Scientists named after Alexandrov SIC "Kurchatov Institute". Velikhov will be buried at the Novodevichy cemetery.

Velikhov's death became known on December 5. The outstanding expert in the field of thermonuclear fusion died at the 90th year of life. Commenting on this, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vice-President of the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" Academician Vladislav Panchenko noted that Velikhov was a great man who could think broadly and was passionate about his work.

President of the National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute" Mikhail Kovalchuk said on December 6 that the academician's scientific activity had a civilizational scale. Recalling Velikhov's ideas and projects, the president of the Kurchatov Institute pointed to the scientist's ability to "look into the future" and the ability to make "nontrivial moves." In addition, he also noted Velikhov's contribution to the emergence of the Internet in Russia.

Velikhov was the scientific director of controlled thermonuclear fusion research in the USSR. In 1977-1996, Velikhov was vice-president of the USSR Academy of Sciences, then of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

In addition, Velikhov is a participant in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, Hero of Socialist Labor, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation and the holder of many other state awards.