Chapters: National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Es Evm, Minsk, Belka, Mark Nemenman, Minsk Family of Computers, Bellesrad, Es Pevm, Chaika-2. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) (Belarusian:, Russian:,, ) is the national academy of Belarus. The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (formerly Belarusian Academy of Sciences in 1928-1936; Academy of Sciences of the Byelorussian SSR in 1936-1991; Academy of Sciences of Belarus in 1991-1997) was founded on January 1, 1929 on the basis of The Institute of Belarusian Culture (Inbelkult, 19221928) which was reorganized to the Academy of Science through the Decree of Central Executive Committee and Soviet of People's Commissars of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic on October 13, 1928. At the beginning of its activity the Academy had only 128 staff members, among them 87 scientists. By 1941 the Academy had 750 staff and 12 subdivisions. During the World War II the Academy was evacuated to Russia and other Soviet republics. Huge damage was brought to the Academy's material state. Right after war's end, eight institutes started their activity again. By 1951 the Academy had 29 subdivisions, 1234 staff including 33 academicians. The Academy was supported by the governments of Belarus and the USSR as well as by leading scientifical cenres in Moscow, Leningrad and other Soviet cities. Through its history the National Science Academy of Belarus has grown up to a respectful scientifical center. A USSR-wide fame had Belarusian scientists like Panas Akhrem (chemistry), Mikalay Barysyevich (physics), Fyodar Fyodaraw (physics), Vyeniyamin Vacyakow (medicine, biology), Uladzimir Ulashchyk (medicine, biology). After the dissolution of the Soviet Union the ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3092513