On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the birth of Academician K.I. Satpayev On February 19 of this year, the opening of a photo-documentary exhibition “The Great Scientist of the Kazakh Land” took place within the walls of the museum for students of the secondary school named after S. Ergaliev.
During the exhibition, the children got acquainted with the life and work of Academician K.I. Satpayev – an outstanding geologist, scientist and major organizer of science, founder of the Republican Geological Survey and the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, creator of the Greater Zhezkazgan and the Institute of Geological Sciences, which now bear his name.
Kanysh Satpayev was born on April 12, 1899 in Airyk near the village of Tendik. The scientist left behind a rich scientific heritage. Of particular importance are studies of the Zhezkazgan mine, work on metallogenic and forecast maps of Saryarka. He was directly involved in the construction of a metallurgical plant in Karaganda, the development of the Kostanay, Altai iron-manganese, phosphorite deposits of Karatau and many other large objects. Kanysh Satpayev was repeatedly awarded the Order of Lenin and was a laureate of the State and Lenin Prizes of the USSR.
Today, the name of an outstanding scientist, organizer of science and practice, a charming person and a sensitive mentor, a true patriot of his people, Kanysh Imantaevich Satpayev, is named after: a city in the Karaganda region, his name is immortalized in the names of a mineral, flowers, glacier and mountain peak, streets, enterprises and institutions of Kazakhstan , and also established a prize and scholarship named after K.I. Satpayeva.
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