Konstantin Khrenov

Konstantin Konstantinovich Khrenov
Born
Константин Константинович Хренов

(1894-02-13)13 February 1894
Borovsk, Russian Empire
Died12 October 1984(1984-10-12) (aged 90)
Kiev, Soviet Union
EducationSaint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
Occupation(s)Engineer, professor
Known forInventor of underwater welding
AwardsOrder of Lenin
Order of the October Revolution
State Stalin Prize
USSR State Prize

Konstantin Konstantinovich Khrenov (Russian: Константин Константинович Хренов; 13 February 1894 – 12 October 1984) was a Soviet engineer and inventor who in 1932 introduced underwater welding and cutting of metals.[1][2] For this method, extensively used by the Soviet Navy during World War II, Khrenov was awarded the State Stalin Prize in 1946.

  1. ^ Institute of Welding Welding and metal fabrication, Vol. 13–14, IPC Scientific and Technology Press, 1945, p. 529
  2. ^ Carl W. Hall A biographical dictionary of people in engineering: from the earliest records until 2000 Archived 2023-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, Vol. 1, Purdue University Press, 2008 ISBN 1-55753-459-4 p. 120