Mikhail Golant

Mikhail Borisovich Golant
Born(1923-02-03)3 February 1923
Died7 February 2001(2001-02-07) (aged 78)
NationalitySoviet, Russian
Alma materMoscow Power Engineering Institute (1951)
Known forDesign of backward-wave tubes (BWTs)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering
InstitutionsNPO Istok

Mikhail Borisovich Golant (Russian: Михаи́л Бори́сович Го́лант; 3 February 1923 – 7 February 2001) was a Soviet and Russian scientist and engineer. Best known as a leader of Soviet design of backward-wave tubes, he was awarded the Lenin Prize, the USSR State Prize, and the State Prize of the Russian Federation. He worked with Nikolay Devyatkov on the application of EHF therapy.[1]