Famous personalities who are written and talked about are always of great interest to the public. This is understandable, because few people want to flaunt all the moments of their lives, but watching and discussing the privacy of someone else is always interesting. And now we are not talking about rumors, but that we can learn and draw conclusions from other people's stories. In the article, we consider the biography of the scientist Igor Spassky, who clearly deserves to learn from him.
Study
Spassky Igor Dmitrievich studied at the Naval Engineering School. F. Dzerzhinsky, which he successfully completed in 1949. After that, he worked for some time as an engineer on the Frunze cruiser, which was just under construction.
In 1950, he was already involved in various submarine development projects. First he worked at the St. Petersburg Maritime Bureau "Malachite". Since 1953, TsKB-18 (TsKB Rubin) has already worked. Three years later, Spassky Igor Dmitrievich had already become deputy chief engineer, and in 1968 he was appointed chief engineer. Finally, in 1974, the hero of our article became the full head of the Rubin Central Design Bureau. At the same time, he worked here as the chief designer and headed the corresponding bureau.
Projects
General Designer Spassky had a leading role in the development of all the submarines that the Rubin Bureau was engaged in. He led the construction of nuclear submarines, which had a military strategic purpose. Among them, it should be noted the project 941 "Shark", the project "Dolphin", the project "Squid". Also, Igor Dmitrievich supervised the construction of nuclear missile submarine cruisers (projects "Granite" and "Antei").
Naturally, we listed only the most striking projects, but besides them there were many others that were supervised by Spassky Igor Dmitrievich. His biography is inextricably linked with a career, to which he paid a lot of attention, which he lived. For all of his projects, a total of 187 submarines were built, of which 96 were nuclear and 91 diesel-electric. They were the foundation of the Russian and Soviet fleet during the most stressful periods.
In addition to practice, academician Spassky Igor Dmitrievich was also interested in theory. He wrote several serious scientific works on the theoretical part of the structure of submarines and the features of their construction.
In 1973, Igor Dmitrievich was already a candidate of technical sciences, and after 5 years - a doctor. In 1984, Spassky became a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences and a professor. At the Academy of Sciences, he was a specialist in mechanics and control processes. Since 1987 he is a full member of the Academy of Sciences.
New start
After the restructuring began, which entailed the collapse of the Soviet Union, the demand for nuclear submarines fell sharply. However, this did not affect the scientist in any way, since he continued to continue active and fruitful work on atomic submarines. Despite the fact that proposals could no longer be received, the man was developing a project for a new submarine called "Yuri Dolgoruky," which was laid down in 1996. At the same time, Igor Dmitrievich was a realist and understood the danger of the situation. In order to somehow resolve the situation, he decided to expand the scope of his bureau. So, he invited his employees to engage in the development and construction of not only boats, but also oil platforms, which by that time were already more in demand. The scientist was able to conclude a lucrative contract with the company Halliburton. To date, Spassky-developed oil platforms are actively used for oil production in the Okhotsk Sea and on Sakhalin.
Important project
One of Spassky’s most important projects is Sea Launch. It was planned to develop a floating spaceport. As a result, it was still made from a modified oil platform. The spaceport was located in the most suitable place - the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean. It was here that the best conditions were for launching launch vehicles in such a way as to maximize the inertia of the Earth's rotation. It is also worthwhile to understand that launching missiles from here was 10 times cheaper than launching on the territory that was offered by NASA. Spassky Igor Dmitrievich was still the chief designer for the marine part and led the project.
Exotic
In addition to standard projects, the scientist was engaged in unusual projects. He was invited to develop a project for a cargo submarine, which was supposed to be ready all year round for various operations in the Arctic Ocean. In addition, he was engaged in the construction of an offshore ice-resistant platform that would allow oil to be extracted from the ocean shelf. Despite the fact that the hero of our article oversaw very important and original projects, he was also involved in simple matters such as modernizing trams.
A great achievement for him was the election of the general director of a consortium that was engaged in the construction of submarines for the Russian Navy. Submarines had no military purpose, were nuclear-free. The consortium included Rubin Central Design Bureau, the Admiralty Shipyards enterprise and other shipbuilding companies. In addition to working for the good of the state, equipment was also created for export to India, Poland and other countries.
A family
Spassky Igor Dmitrievich has a wife and children, although little is known about them. Lyudmila Petrovna, the scientist’s wife, has lived in St. Petersburg since childhood, where she survived the entire period of the blockade.
The man has a son and daughter who live in St. Petersburg. Spassky’s children, Igor Dmitrievich, are non-public people about whom nothing is known to journalists.
Kursk
What else did the hero of the article do? Spassky Igor Dmitrievich, whose photo is in the article, was developed by the Kursk nuclear submarine. This was the last Antey class submarine received by the Russian Navy.
In August 2000, the submarine sank during the Northern Fleet exercises. The cause of the flooding is the explosion of one of the torpedoes, which entailed further explosions by the element of the boat. The torpedo exploded due to the fact that there was a fuel leak from the engine. During the accident, many people died, but some sailors managed to survive, and for some time they lived in the aft compartment. Rescue operations were ineffective due to bureaucratic delays. When rescuers finally got to the boat, all crew members were already dead.
In rescue operations, Spassky acted as a consultant. Some media outlets wrote that it was he who should bear full responsibility for the fact that help did not arrive on time. There were also complaints about the very design of the boat. However, investigators who studied the case indicated that the plug system of the nuclear reactor worked very accurately and quickly, which helped to avoid a global catastrophe in the Barents Sea.
Raising the boat from the depths was done by the Rubin bureau. Whole parts of the boat were towed to the repair shipyard. Together with the Spassky operation, an additional international company was managing.