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Lev Bulat

Lev Bulat, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (died 2016)

Born
April 11, 1947
Age in 2026
79
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1947

About Lev Bulat

Lev Petrovich Bulat (Russian: Лев Петрович Булат; 1947–2016) was a Russian physicist. Bulat was born on April 11, 1947 in Chernovtsy, Ukraine. In 1988, he received a D.Sc in physics and mathematics from Leningrad Polytechnical Institute, with his thesis entitled "Transport Phenomena in Semiconductors under Large Temperature Gradients". He was an expert in transport properties of semiconductors, physics of nanostructures, thermoelectric phenomena, direct energy conversion, and thermoelectric cooling. He was a professor of electrical and electronic engineering at Saint Petersburg State University. He died suddenly on June 12, 2016 at age 69, less than two weeks after attending an international conference. Bulat is the author of 9 books, 200 scientific papers and 5 patents. 1.

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The world when Lev Bulat was born

Lev Bulat was born in 1947. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1947

  • #1 song"Near You" – Francis Craig
  • Top movieMiracle on 34th Street
  • Top TV showHowdy Doody
  • Best-selling bookThe Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier
  • Top headlineJackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color barrier
  • Technology milestoneTransistor invented at Bell Labs
  • Defining fadFlying saucer mania
  • Notable inventionPolaroid instant camera
  • World population2.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (BAA)
  • U.S. population144.1M

1947 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lev Bulat's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19472026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$7,800$435,000
Average income$4,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population144.1M341 million

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