Pyotr Ufimtsev
Pyotr (Petr) Yakovlevich Ufimtsev (Russian: Пётр Я́ковлевич Уфи́мцев; born 1931) is a Soviet Russian electrical engineer and mathematical physicist, considered the seminal force behind modern stealth aircraft technology. In the 1960s he began developing equations for predicting the reflection of electromagnetic waves from simple two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.
Pyotr Yakovlevich Ufimtsev | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1931 |
| Nationality | Soviet, Russian |
| Alma mater | Odesa State University |
| Known for | Stealth technology Physical theory of diffraction |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | electrical engineering, physics |
| Institutions | Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics |
Much of Ufimtsev's work was translated into English, and in the 1970s American Lockheed engineers began to expand upon some of his theories to create the concept of aircraft with reduced radar signatures.
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