Boris Yevgenyevich Paton was an outstanding Ukrainian scientist, engineer and head of scientific institutions who made a fundamental contribution to the development of welding technologies and metallurgical science. He was born in 1918 into the family of renowned engineer Yevgeny Paton, which determined his early interest in technology and natural sciences. After receiving a quality education and gaining his first ...

The Kyiv Planetarium is one of Ukraine’s most important scientific and educational centres, which has been introducing visitors to the laws of the universe and natural sciences for many decades. Its history began in 1952, when, on the initiative of the famous astronomer Serhii Vsekhsviatskyi, the country’s first specialised institution of this type was opened in the capital. The planetarium’s ...