Institute of thermophysics siberian branch of the Russian academy of sciences: The history of six decades

The article is devoted to the 60-year history of the Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The main stages of its development are considered. This institute was organized as part of the first multidisciplinary Novosibirsk Scientific Center in Siberia. Initially, the Institute was created as an academic base for the study of thermal-hydraulic processes in the atomic power industry that intensively developed in the middle of the 20th century. Over time, other promising areas of scientific research were added. Currently, the Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics SB RAS is one of the leading scientific centers on the theory of heat transfer and physical hydrodynamics. The article shows the main results of eminent scientists of the Institute.