Sylwester Kaliski
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Sylwester Kaliski (19 December 1925 – 16 September 1978) was a Polish engineer, professor and military general. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN).
Born in Toruń, Kaliski was a specialist in the field of applied physics. He developed the theory of continuous amplification of ultra and hyper-sounds in semiconductive crystals and obtained plasma temperature of tens of millions of kelvins using laser impulse. He died in Warsaw, Poland in car crash. It has been speculated that Kaliski was killed by the Soviet KGB, as he headed the Polish clandestine program of developing thermonuclear devices intended for military use. The program began on orders from the highest levels of Polish communists and was reportedly opposed by the Soviet Union.[1] He was honored with an entry in the "Honorary Book of Soldierly Deeds" in 1973.[2]
Awards and decorations
- File:POL Order Budowniczych Polski Ludowej (rozetka) BAR.svg Order of the Builders of People's Poland (posthumously, 1978)
- File:POL Order Sztandaru Pracy 1 klasy BAR.svg Order of the Banner of Labour, 1st Class (1968)
- File:POL Polonia Restituta Komandorski BAR.svg Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1973)[3]
- File:POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1961)
- File:POL Złoty Krzyż Zasługi BAR.svg Gold Cross of Merit (1957)
- File:POL Medal 30-lecia Polski Ludowej BAR.svg Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland (1974)
- File:POL Złoty Medal Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny BAR.svg Gold Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland (1970)
- File:POL Srebrny Medal Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny BAR.svg Silver Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
- File:POL Brązowy Medal Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny BAR.svg Bronze Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
- File:POL Złoty Medal za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju BAR.svg Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence (1974)
- File:POL Srebrny Medal za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju BAR.svg Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence
- File:POL Brązowy Medal za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju BAR.svg Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence
- File:Order of military merits with the great star Rib.png Order of Military Merit with Great Star (Yugoslavia, 1967)
- File:PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Officer BAR.svg Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry (Portugal, 1976)
- File:Order friendship of peoples rib.png Order of Friendship of Peoples (Soviet Union, 1973)
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- 1925 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Toruń
- People from Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939)
- Members of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party
- Government ministers of Poland
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1972–1976
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1976–1980
- Polish People's Army generals
- Nuclear engineers
- 20th-century Polish engineers
- 20th-century Polish physicists
- Gdańsk University of Technology alumni
- Members of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Recipients of the Order of the Builders of People's Poland
- Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work
- Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples