Leonid Gorbovsky is a fictional character in Strugatsky brothers' series of science fiction novels set in the Noon Universe. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... The two brothers Arkady (Арка́дий, August 28, 1925 – October 12, 1991) and Boris (Бори́с, born April 14, 1933) Strugatsky (Струга́цкий; alternate spelling: Strugatski) are Russian science fiction authors who collaborated on their fiction. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The Noon Universe is a fictional future alternate universe that serves as a setting for a book series written by Strugatsky brothers. ...

Biography

Leonid Gorbovsky's birth year is unknown, but mostly probably he was born in the end of XXI century, because in 2104 he already participated in the mission to Cepheus led by August-Iogann Bader. Back then Bader was the captain of the ship, while Gorbovsky was mere a scientist under his command, but by 2118 he was already famous enough for his space adventures to be a role model for many boys back on Earth (e.g. Gennady Komov). His first spaceship had the name "Tariel". Cepheus is a northern constellation named after a character in Greek mythology, and is considered to representing a king. ... The Noon Universe novels by Strugatsky brothers featured a number of characters who were not of vital importance to the XXII century, like Leonid Gorbovsky or Maxim Kammerer. ... Role model refers to a person who fills his or her role as a good example for others. ... In the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers Earth is one of the planets populated by humans as well as their assumed origin. ... Gennady Komov (2103 - ?) is a fictional character in Strugatsky brothers series of science fiction novels set in the Noon Universe. ... Ariane 5 lifts off with the Rosetta probe on 2nd of March, 2004. ...

In 2119, Gorbovsky was one of the main scientists behind the development of the "Venus Project" and in 2121, he was working again with August Bader on the artificial satellites of Vladislava. Although their interests barely interesected (Bader was exploring the satellites, while Gorbovsky landed on the planet hoping to find a Wanderers' city on the surface), both of them were able to understand each other and create a s.c. "Wanderers' Road" list - a list of star sytems, where the traces of Wanderers' activities were most like to be found (e.g. Saula was on that list, too). The Noon Universe novels by Strugatsky brothers featured a number of planets that were not covered extensively over the course of the narrative. ... Wanderers (Странники - pronounced: stranniki) are a fictionary alien race from the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Gorbovsky was the one who discovered Leonida (maybe, even named after him) in 2133, but soon after the discovery he had to leave the planet due to health problems of his crew members and leave Gennady Komov in charge. However, Komov only stayed there for a short time, too, and left immediately after the discovery of Leoniders' civilization. Gorbovsky led the consequential negotiations with Leonida on behalf of Earth World Council and COMCON. By that time he was already a prominent and influential member of both this organizations. The Noon Universe novels by Strugatsky brothers featured a number of planets that were not covered extensively over the course of the narrative. ... Leoniders (леонидяне) are a fictionary alien race from the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers. ... In the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers Earth is one of the planets populated by humans as well as their assumed origin. ... In the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers Earth is one of the planets populated by humans as well as their assumed origin. ...

In 2137, Leonid Gorbovsky briefly participated in the discussion of the "Stepchildren Case", but has shown little interest in it. In the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers, Stepchildren are a group of 13 humans, who evolved out of the embryos stored in the s. ...

He was also on Rainbow in 2156, when the infamous incident with the Wave took place. He was the captain of "Tariel II" spaceship ("Tariel I" was probably destroyed prior to that), that delivered special equipment to the scientists on the planet. During the catastrophe, Gorbovsky's ship was used to evacuate all children to space, but since she was the only one on Rainbow, all adults had to stay on the surface. It is unknown, how Gorbovsky survived the catatrophe, since he abandoned "Tariel II" (leaving Stanislav Pishta, his first mate, in charge of her) to make more room for the children. Rainbow (Радуга - pronounced: raduga) is a fictionary planet described in Faraway Rainbow (Далекая Радуга) by Strugatsky brothers. ... Rainbow (Радуга - pronounced: raduga) is a fictionary planet described in Faraway Rainbow (Далекая Радуга) by Strugatsky brothers. ...

Leonid Gorbovsky reappeared in space five years later, when the "Ark Project" commenced in 2161. While showing no interest in the original goals of the operation, he changed his attitude after a contact with Ark Megaforms was established. As a member of COMCON, Gorbovsky tried to join the Komov's party in the area of contact, but hasn't succeeded and had to stay away from it. He adviced Komov many times not to force a contact on Megaforms, but he didn't listen, even though in the end Gorbovsky turned out to be right. Ark (Ковчег - pronounced: kovcheg) is a fictionary planet described in The Little One (Малыш) by Strugatsky brothers. ... Ark Megaforms (негуманоиды Ковчега) are a fictionary alien race from the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers. ...

Leonid Gorbovsky's last famous activities in XXII century were those connected to the "Great Revelation". In 2199 he and Gennady Komov represented the human race in their negotiations with Ludens (represented by Daniel Logovenko). Ludens, singular - Luden (людены, люден), are a humanoid race in the fictional Noon Universe created by the Stugatsky brothers. ... The Noon Universe novels by Strugatsky brothers featured a number of characters who were not of vital importance to the XXII century, like Leonid Gorbovsky or Maxim Kammerer. ...

Trivia

Gorbovsky is famous for his habit of laying down to rest on any horizontal surface accessible. He motivates it by saying that in a space flight, he may not do so, therefore he tries to compensate it by "reducing the entropy of the universe" on any other occasion. This habit has caused a lot of jokes about him. The thermodynamic entropy S, often simply called the entropy in the context of thermodynamics, is a measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work. ...

See also

Leonid Gorbovsky appears in "Noon: 22nd Century", "Faraway Rainbow", "The Little One" and "The Time Wanderers". He was also briefly mentioned in "An Attempt to Escape" and "Beetle in an Anthill". Faraway Rainbow (Далекая Радуга) is a 1963 sci-fi novel by Strugatsky brothers set in the Noon Universe. ... The Time Wanderers (Волны гасят ветер), also known as Waves Put Out Wind, is a 1985 science fiction novel by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, set in the Noon Universe. ... An Attempt to Escape (Попытка к бегству) is a 1962 sci-fi novel by the Strugatsky brothers set in the Noon Universe. ...