Sergey Mikhailovich Bragin

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Sergey Mikhailovich Bragin
Born
Sergey Mikhailovich Bragin
Сергей Михайлович Брагин

1894
Died1965
Occupationspecialist in the field of electrical engineering

Sergey Mikhailovich Bragin (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Брагин; 1894–1965) was a Russian scientist and a specialist in the field of electrical engineering, educator, and a laureate of the USSR State Prize.

Biography[edit]

Sergey Mikhailovich Bragin was born in 1894. He graduated from Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute (now St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University). Since 1922 he worked at Sevkabel plant in Leningrad and at the same time was as a lecturer at Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute. In 1932 he was appointed chief engineer of Soyuzkabel Trust in Moscow. From 1933 to 1938 he was deputy director for technical part at Moskabel plant, and then — chief of the cable department of the Glavtsvetmetobrabotka Trust.[1][2]

In 1939 he was appointed head of the newly established cable technology department at the faculty of electrical materials of Moscow Power Engineering Institute. Just before his appointment Sergey Bragin was awarded the Stalin Prize for his scientific work. He headed the department until 1961, which under his leadership prepared hundreds of Soviet engineers. During World War II he was awarded the Order of the Red Star for his merits in the field of science.[1][2]

Sergei Mikhailovich Bragin was the author of numerous scientific works, including Electrical and thermal calculation of the cable (1960) and Electrical cable (1955).[3]

He died in 1965 and was buried at Cherkizovskoe Cemetery in Moscow.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Sergy Bragin biography". ftemk.mpei.ru. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "Брагин Сергей Михайлович". publ.lib.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  3. ^ a b "Российский некрополь. Черкизовское кладбище, Москва. Галерея". www.necropol.org. Retrieved 2018-05-09.