Sylwester Kaliski

Sylwester Kaliski (19 December 1925 – 16 September 1978) was a Polish engineer, professor and military general. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN).

Born in Toruń, Kaliski was a specialist in the field of applied physics. He developed the theory of continuous amplification of ultra and hyper-sounds in semiconductive crystals and obtained plasma temperature of tens of millions of kelvins using laser impulse. He died in Warsaw, Poland in car crash. It has been speculated that Kaliski was killed by the Soviet KGB, as he headed the Polish clandestine program of developing thermonuclear devices intended for military use. The program began on orders from the highest levels of Polish communists and was reportedly opposed by the Soviet Union.^[1]

Accolades

Order of Builders of People's Poland - 1978 (posthumously)

Order of the Banner of Labour 1st Class - 1968

Commander's Cross Polonia Restituta - 1973^[2]

Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta - 1961

Gold Cross of Merit - 1957

People's Republic of Poland 30th Anniversary Medal - 1974

Gold Medal "Armed Forces in Service of the Fatherland" - 1970

Silver Medal "Armed Forces in Service to the Fatherland" - 1970

Bronze Medal "Armed Forces in Service to the Fatherland" - 1970

Gold Medal "For Meritorious Service to National Defence" - 1974

Silver Medal "For Meritorious Service to National Defence

Bronze Medal "For meritorious service to national defence"

Order of Friendship of Nations (Soviet Union) - 1973

Order of War Merit with a Great Star (Yugoslavia) - 1967

Entry in the "Honorary Book of Soldierly Deeds" - 1973^[3]

and others.

References

^ "Bomba Kaliskiego – polskie badania termojądrowe". histmag.org (in Polish). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^ Matczuk, Ewa (2019-05-24). "Sprawozdanie z konferencji "Dostęp do otwartych źródeł naukowych w szkole – jak szukać, żeby znaleźć", Lublin 29 października 2018". Folia Bibliologica. 60: 239. doi:10.17951/fb.2018.60.239-240. ISSN 2449-8246. S2CID 195501750.
^ Amrozy, Katarzyna (2015-12-31). "26 lat historii Wojska Polskiego [recenzja książki Kontyngenty Wojska Polskiego w międzynarodowych operacjach pokojowych w latach 1973–1999]". Nowa Polityka Wschodnia. 9 (2): 178–179. doi:10.15804/npw2015212. ISSN 2084-3291.

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[1] "Bomba Kaliskiego – polskie badania termojądrowe". histmag.org (in Polish). Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[2] Matczuk, Ewa (2019-05-24). "Sprawozdanie z konferencji "Dostęp do otwartych źródeł naukowych w szkole – jak szukać, żeby znaleźć", Lublin 29 października 2018". Folia Bibliologica. 60: 239. doi:10.17951/fb.2018.60.239-240. ISSN 2449-8246. S2CID 195501750.

[3] Amrozy, Katarzyna (2015-12-31). "26 lat historii Wojska Polskiego [recenzja książki Kontyngenty Wojska Polskiego w międzynarodowych operacjach pokojowych w latach 1973–1999]". Nowa Polityka Wschodnia. 9 (2): 178–179. doi:10.15804/npw2015212. ISSN 2084-3291.

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