Boris Sergeyevich Stechkin (1891–1969) was a Russian Empire scientist, engineer and inventor. He developed a theory of heat engines and was involved in construction of many Soviet

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s. He was also co-developer of

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(the first four-engine airplane and bomber, 1913) and Lebedenko's Tsar Tank (the largest

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in history, 1916–1917). He died in Moscow on April 2, 1969.

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Stechkin's biography at The Heroes of the Country

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