Vadim Dmitrievich Okhotnikov (March 23, 1905 – July 31, 1964) was Soviet science fiction and popular science writer, engineer, and inventor.[1][2]

A monument at the Stary Krym cemetery [ru]

Biography

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He was born in the town of Yelets, then in Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire.[1]

Among his inventions is the development of a Soviet system of optical sound recording.[3]

He was awarded the honorary title of Honored Worker in Science and Engineering [ru][1]

In 1946 he was appointed scientific editor of the popular science magazine for youth Tekhnika Molodezhi.

He was married to the children's writer Valentina Oseyeva [ru].[1]

Works of fiction

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In his works of hard science fiction he popularized of his own scientific and engineering ideas.[1]

Novels

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  • 1947: В глубь земли, Vokrug Sveta, 1947. No. 8. pp. 45–51; No. 9. pp. 38–44; No. 10. pp. 53–57; No. 11. pp. 55–60.
  • 1949: Пути-дороги
  • 1949: Тайна карстовой пещеры
  • 1950: Дороги вглубь, М.ː Molodaya Gvardiya, 1950. — 187 p.
  • 1953: Первые дерзания
  • 1957: Наследники лаборанта Синявина

Stories and collections

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  • В мире исканий, novels and short stories. — М.ː Detgiz, 1949. — 336 p.
  • История одного взрыва, short story //На грани возможного: Сб. НФ. — Горький: Кн. изд-во, 1950. pp. 301–330.
  • Покорители земных недр, short story // Znanie - Sila, 1948. No. 10. pp. 23–26.
  • Разговор по существу, short story // Tekhnika Molodezhi, 1946. No. 4. pp. 22–24.
  • Шорохи под землёй, short story // Vokrug Sveta, 1947. No. 1. С. 36–40.
  • Электрические снаряды, short story // Tekhnika Molodezhi, 1946. No. 5-6. pp. 30–32; No. 7. pp. 25–27.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Вадим Дмитриевич Охотников
  2. ^ В.П. Мильгунов, В. Карацупа, Вадим Охотников at Fantlab
  3. ^ Е. М. Голдовский. Советская кинотехника. Издательство Академии Наук СССР, Москва-Ленинград. 1950, C. 44