Lomonosov. The Fisherman-Academic

Three hundred years ago in Russia, a person was born whose name is known to all, — Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov. Streets and avenues, schools and universities, metro stations are named in his honor. There is even a Lomonosov crater on the Moon… This book tells about how the son of a Pomor fisherman, who grew up by the White Sea, ran away to Moscow, how he diligently studied and became a great scientist, and about his enormous contribution to the development of various fields of knowledge. The reader will learn about Lomonosov's incredible talents and the astonishing variety of his interests — a unique personality who, with a heroic scale, advanced Russian science, culture, and industry. After all, we still benefit from the fruits of his labors and discoveries. We, his compatriots, truly have someone to be proud of.