Vladimir Vernadsky
Appearance
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky, also called Volodymyr Ivanovych Vernadsky,[1][2] was born on 12 March 1863 and died on 6 January 1945.[3] He was a Russian, Ukrainian, and Soviet scientist who studied minerals and how chemicals move in nature. He helped start the studies of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and radiogeology. Vernadsky helped create the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and was its first president.[4] His most famous work is a book called The Biosphere from 1926.[5] In this book, he explained that life affects how the Earth changes. In 1943, he won the Stalin Prize. His picture is on the Ukrainian 1,000-hryvnia banknote.
References
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[change | change source]- ↑ "Vernadsky, Volodymyr". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ Denis, Pishniak. "History of Akademik Vernadsky Station". UAC. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ Bassin, M.; Glebov, S.; Laruelle, M. (17 July 2015). Between Europe and Asia: The Origins, Theories, and Legacies of Russian Eurasianism. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 288.
- ↑ "Що таке ВЕРНАДСЬКИЙ ВОЛОДИМИР ІВАНОВИЧ - УСЕ (Універсальний словник-енциклопедія) - Словники - Словопедія". slovopedia.org.ua. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ Pitt, David; Samson, Paul R. (2012). The Biosphere and Noosphere Reader: Global Environment, Society and Change. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-16644-7.