Did Vasily Petrov foresee his impact on the world? Here, at the V. V. Petrov Plaque, we remember a pioneer. The inscription tells us, “Here worked from 1799 to 1833, Professor V. V. Petrov, who discovered the electric arc.” The V. V. Petrov Plaque commemorates Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov, a physicist and electrical engineer. He was a professor at the Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg. Petrov’s experiments with electricity led to a groundbreaking discovery. In 1802, he identified the electric arc. He meticulously documented its properties. His work laid the foundation for future technologies. Imagine the world without electric lighting, welding, and countless other applications derived from Petrov’s electric arc. The V. V. Petrov Plaque stands as a testament to his ingenuity and dedication. It’s a reminder of how a single discovery can illuminate the path for generations to come.
М. К. Прудников
Born into a peasant family in 1913, Mikhail Prudnikov’s journey began in a small village nestled within the Tomsk Governorate.