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Kemurdzhian, Alexander (October 4, 1921 -February 25, 2003): Russian. Kemurdzhian designed Lunokhod 1, the first space-exploration rover, which roamed on the Moon in 1970. ^ Harvey, Brian (2007). Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration.
M. Soukias Manasserian – engineer and inventor. Karen Manvelyan – biologist and environmentalist, director of the World Wildlife Fund in Armenia. Benjamin Markarian (1913–1985) – astrophysicist, known for Markarian's Chain. Cyrus Melikian, (1920–2008) – coffee industry pioneer, inventor of coffee vending machines.
Luther George Simjian (January 28, 1905 – October 23, 1997) was an Armenian-American inventor and entrepreneur. A prolific and professional inventor, [2] he held over 200 patents, mostly related to optics [2] and electronics. [3] His most significant inventions were a pioneering flight simulator, arguably the first ATM and improvement to the ...
Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian [b] (Russian: Виктор Амазаспович Амбарцумян; Armenian: Վիկտոր Համազասպի Համբարձումյան, Viktor Hamazaspi Hambardzumyan; 18 September [O.S. 5 September] 1908 – 12 August 1996) was a Soviet and Armenian astrophysicist and science administrator. [3]
This is a list of notable Armenians. 1st row: Hayk • Artaxias I • Tigranes the Great • Trdat III • Gregory the Illuminator. 2nd row: Mesrop Mashtots • Vardan Mamikonian • Movses Khorenatsi • Anania Shirakatsi • Grigor Narekatsi. 3rd row: Levon II • Toros Roslin • Momik • Sayat Nova • Khachatur Abovyan.
The Armenian Academy of Sciences. The Academy of Sciences of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic was founded on 10 November 1943, on the basis of the Armenian Branch of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, which was established almost 10 years earlier, in 1935. Among its founders were Joseph Orbeli, Stepan Malkhasyants, Ivan Gevorkian and Victor ...
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Armenian studies. Armenian studies or Armenology (Armenian: հայագիտություն, pronounced [hɑjɑɡituˈtʰjun]) is a field of humanities covering Armenian history, language and culture. The emergence of modern Armenian studies is associated with the foundation of the Catholic Mechitarist order in the early 18th century.