Pyotr Chernyshev
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Pyotr Sergeevich Chernyshev (also written as Tchernyshev, Russian: Пётр Серге́евич Чернышев; 1914–1979) was a Chief Engineer of Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod, a major pipe-construction specialist. Formerly a Soviet figure skater, four time national figure skating champion.[1] Stalin Prize winner (1952) for the development of steam turbines of high pressure.
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Born | 1914 Bolshie Verdy, Tambov Governorate |
Died | 1979 |
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Country | Soviet Union |
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His grandson Peter Tchernyshev represented the U.S. in ice dancing.[2]