Alexander Zaitsev (astronomer)

Aleksandr Zaitsev
Born
Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev

(1945-05-19)19 May 1945
Shchyolkovo, Russian SFSR
Died29 November 2021(2021-11-29) (aged 76)
Known forthe chief scientist at the Russian Academy of Science's Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics
the SETI League's Regional Coordinator for Russia
Scientific career
FieldsRadar astronomy
Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (METI)
near-Earth asteroid radar research

Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev (Russian: Александр Леонидович Зайцев; 19 May 1945 – 29 November 2021) was a Russian and Soviet radio engineer and astronomer.[1][2][3] He worked on radar astronomy technology. His best known works were near-Earth asteroid radar research, and SETI.

References

  1. ↑ Picture of Alexander Zaitsev during the ERAC Conference at the Starkenburg Observatory in Heppenheim, Germany, in 2004; http://www.setileague.org/photos/eurose04/euro0407.jpg
  2. ↑ Official picture of Alexander Zaitsev – http://www.spacedaily.com/images/seti-alexander-zaitsev-bg.jpg
  3. ↑ Summary – http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/Z/Zaitsev.html