Igor Sikorsky
Born | Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (1889-05-25)May 25, 1889 Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died | October 26, 1972(1972-10-26) (aged 83) Easton, Connecticut, United States
Nationality | Russian-American
Alma mater | Kiev Polytechnic Institute ETACA (now ESTACA [fr])
Occupation | Aircraft designer
Known for | First successful mass-produced helicopter
Spouse(s) | Olga Fyodorovna Simkovitch Elisabeth Semion
Children | 5
Awards | Order of St. Vladimir Howard N. Potts Medal (1933) Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1951) ASME Medal (1963) Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (1966) National Medal of Science (1967) John Fritz Medal (1968)