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− | '''Dr Yevgeny Podkletnov'''<ref>A literal [[transliteration]] of Podkletnov's first name would be "Evgeny", but in English language publications he has used the Anglophone equivalent, "Eugene", and we follow that practice here.</ref> ({{lang-ru|Евгений Подклетнов}}) is a [[Russia]]n engineer, formerly affiliated with the [[Materials science|Materials Science]] Department at the [[Tampere University of Technology]], [[Finland]], who is best known for his controversial work on a so-called ''[[gravity shielding]]'' device. Born in Russia in the mid-1950s, Podkletnov graduated with a master's degree from the University of Chemical Technology, Mendeleyev Institute, in Moscow; he then spent 15 years at the Institute for High Temperatures in the Russian Academy of Sciences. Later he received a doctorate in materials science from Tampere University of Technology, and worked at the university, on [[superconductor]]s, until 1996, when the furor over his experiments resulted in his being asked to leave.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
| + | Dr Yevgeny Podkletnov is a Russian engineer, formerly affiliated with the Materials Science Department at the Tampere University of Technology, Finland, who is best known for his controversial work on a so-called gravity shielding device. Born in Russia in the mid-1950s, Podkletnov graduated with a master's degree from the University of Chemical Technology, Mendeleyev Institute, in Moscow; he then spent 15 years at the Institute for High Temperatures in the Russian Academy of Sciences. Later he received a doctorate in materials science from Tampere University of Technology, and worked at the university, on superconductors, until 1996. |
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