Braude Borukh Vulfovich (1910)

Braude Borukh Vulfovich (born 1910, Dvinsk) – specialist in antenna technology for radio and television broadcasting.

In 1939, Borukh Braude graduated from the correspondence division of the Leningrad Industrial Institute.

From 1930, he worked at the Elektrosvyazstroy enterprise. From 1935, he specialised in antenna design at the Laboratory for Transmission Antennas, progressing through positions as engineer, senior engineer, group leader, and head of the laboratory.

From 1941 to 1945, he headed a team involved in the construction of an antenna system for a 1200 kW high-power radio broadcasting station. He also contributed to the development of the transmission antenna system for the Moscow television centre.

Under Braude’s leadership, research was carried out in the fields of radio and television broadcasting networks and radio astronomy. His work included the creation of transmitting antennas with flat vibrators for television stations; antennas for mono- and multi-programme TV centres and VHF broadcasting with frequency modulation; antennas for shortwave transmission centres; and studies of radiotelescope parameters with variable-profile antennas and the noise temperature of highly directional microwave antennas.

He developed a theoretical model for calculating anti-fading antennas and ground loss. From 1946 to 1972, Braude taught at the Faculties of Physics and Mathematics and Radioelectronics at the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute.

Borukh Braude was twice awarded the Stalin Prize (1946, 1950), received the title of Doctor of Technical Sciences in 1957, and held the rank of Professor. He authored more than 90 scientific publications and several inventions.