Karl Adolfovich Krug (1873 Nemyriv – 1 April 24, 1952, Moscow) was a prominent Russian electrical engineer of Baltic German origin.[1] He is credited with founding electrical engineering in Russia having established the All Union Electrical Engineering Institute in Moscow which became one of the biggest scientific research centres in Europe.[2]
GOELRO
editHe was one of the eight experts appointed to lead the 200 scientists gathered in February 1920 into the "State Commission for Electrification of Russia" (GOELRO).[3]
References
edit- ^ "Круг Карл Адольфович (1872 – 1952)". mpei.ru (in Russian). MPEI Computing Center. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Nitussov, Alexander. "Karl Adolfovich Krug. Russian Virtual Computer Museum". www.computer-museum.ru. Russian Virtual Computer Museum. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Coopersmith, Jonathan (1992). The Electrification of Russia, 1880 - 1926. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-2723-7.
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