Evgeniy Chertanovskiy - Soviet (Russian) inventor. In 1931 he invented his first full-pressure suit, called CH-1. In following years he created a series of similar pressure suits, called skafanders, from CH-2 to CH-7 models. An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Skafander (from Greek words skaf - boat,ship and andros - man)is a special term that is often used in Russia to call standard diving dress or a space suit. ...

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