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Angel Balevski ( 1910 – 1997 ) is a famous Bulgarian Inventor and Engineer . He graduated from the a technical school in Brno in 1934 . He started his professional career as a metallurgical engineer, and later a professor at numerous universities across Europe. Balevski was the founder of the Bulgarian academic school in the field of metal sciences and technologies. He made successful attempts at designing a hot pressing machine for non-ferrous metals. He developed an original method for cast iron production from Bulgarian raw materials in a rotating drum furnace. Together with Ivan Dimov, he developed a counter-pressure casting method which was a novelty in world foundry technology and was protected by over 100 patent documents in Bulgaria and abroad. He was the author or co-author of more than seven monographs and academic textbooks. Balevski was elected honorary and foreign member of the academies and research societies in many countries. He was the Co-Chairman of the International Academy of Sciences in Munich ( 1988 ) and a Member of the Board of the Paguosh Movement of Scientists for Peace ( 1971 ). He was presented with the highest Bulgarian and foreign awards for his contribution to science and inventions, including two Dimitrov Prizes , the French Academic Palms Order , the Lomonosov Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences and others. He was also awareded the honorary title of ''people’s scientist''. |
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