Nikolai Vavilov centres cultivated Trofim Lysenko Lysenkoism émigrés Igor Sikorsky aviation pioneer Vladimir Zworykin iconoscope kinescope Theodosius Dobzhansky evolutionary biology modern synthesis George Gamow Big Bang Vladimir Igor Russian
Nikolai Vavilov was best known for having identified the centres of origin of cultivated plants. Trofim Lysenko was known mainly for Lysenkoism. Many famous Russian scientists and inventors were émigrés. Igor Sikorsky was an aviation pioneer. Vladimir Zworykin was the inventor of the iconoscope and kinescope television systems. Theodosius Dobzhansky was the central figure in the field of evolutionary biology for his work in shaping the modern synthesis. George Gamow was one of the foremost advocates of the Big Bang theory.
