the giant of radio engineering thought, who has made the most significant contribution to media communication development". Honours and awards Order "For Merit to the Fatherland": 1st class (21 September 2003) – for outstanding achievement in the development of science and many years of fruitful activity 2nd class (6 July 1998) – for outstanding service to the state, his great personal contribution to the development of national science and training of highly qualified personnel Twice Hero of Socialist Labour (1969, 1978) Six Orders of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice Order of the Badge of Honour Lenin Prize (1964) Two Stalin Prizes (1943, 1946) Badge "For Services to Moscow" (26 August 2003) Prize of the Council of Ministers Lomonosov Gold Medal (1981) Popov Gold Medal (1974) Gold Medal of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1987) IEEE Award in honor of Hernand and Sosthenes Behn (1973) Main prize of the Eduard Rhein Foundation (1999) IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (of the USA) (2000) The Koronian asteroid 2726 Kotelnikov was named in his honor in 1984. Kotel'nikov's name has also been given to a naval vessel and the Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics. References 1908 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Russian engineers Scientists from Kazan Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 1971–1975 Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 1975–1980 Tenth convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Eleventh convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Foreign Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin Academic staff of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Moscow Power Engineering Institute alumni Academic staff of Moscow Power Engineering Institute Heroes of Socialist Labour Stalin Prize winners Lenin Prize winners Recipients of the Lomonosov Gold Medal Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour People associated with radar Russian electrical engineers Russian inventors Soviet electrical engineers Soviet inventors Burials at Kuntsevo Cemetery