Sylwester Kaliski

Sylwester Kaliski (19 December 1925 – 16 September 1978) was a Polish engineer, professor and 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 accident. There is a rumour, that professor has been killed by Soviet KGB, as he headed Polish clandestine program of developing thermonuclear device intended for military use, which was started on order of highest level of Polish communistic party, in opposition to Soviet dominance over Poland and other Middle and Eastern European countries.[1]

Accolades
  • Order of Builders of People's Poland - 1978 (posthumously)
  • Order of the Banner of Labour 1st Class - 1968
  • Commander's Cross Polonia Restituta - 1973[2]
  • Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta - 1961
  • Gold Cross of Merit - 1957
  • People's Republic of Poland 30th Anniversary Medal - 1974
  • Gold Medal "Armed Forces in Service of the Fatherland" - 1970
  • Silver Medal "Armed Forces in Service to the Fatherland" - 1970
  • Bronze Medal "Armed Forces in Service to the Fatherland" - 1970
  • Gold Medal "For Meritorious Service to National Defence" - 1974
  • Silver Medal "For Meritorious Service to National Defence
  • Bronze Medal "For meritorious service to national defence"
  • Order of Friendship of Nations (Soviet Union) - 1973
  • Order of War Merit with a Great Star (Yugoslavia) - 1967
  • Entry in the "Honorary Book of Soldierly Deeds" - 1973[3]
  • and others.

References
  1. "Bomba Kaliskiego – polskie badania termojądrowe". histmag.org (in Polish). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. Matczuk, Ewa (2019-05-24). "Sprawozdanie z konferencji „Dostęp do otwartych źródeł naukowych w szkole – jak szukać, żeby znaleźć", Lublin 29 października 2018". Folia Bibliologica. 60: 239. doi:10.17951/fb.2018.60.239-240. ISSN 2449-8246.
  3. Amrozy, Katarzyna (2015-12-31). "26 lat historii Wojska Polskiego [recenzja książki Kontyngenty Wojska Polskiego w międzynarodowych operacjach pokojowych w latach 1973–1999]". Nowa Polityka Wschodnia. 9 (2): 178–179. doi:10.15804/npw2015212. ISSN 2084-3291.


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