Alexander Nadiradze Scientist

Alexander Davidovich Nadiradze (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე Aleksandre Nadiradze, Russian: Александр Давидович Надирадзе 20 August 1914 - 3 September 1987) was a Soviet inventor, designer and engineer in the fields of aircraft and missile technology. He developed various missiles, bombs, shells and is considered "father" of the mobile ICBMs, having created the RT-21 Temp 2S (SS-16), RSD-10 Pioneer (SS-20) and the RT-2PM Topol (SS-25). More modern weapons such as the RT-2PM2 Topol-M and RS-24 are mostly based on Nadiradze's work as well

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 20, 1914
Birth place
Gori Georgia , Tiflis Governorate , Russian Empire
Nationality
Soviet Union
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Date of deathSeptember 03, 1987
Place of death
Moscow , Soviet Union
Education
Moscow Aviation Institute
Known for
Intercontinental ballistic missile
RSD-10 Pioneer
RT-2PM Topol

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