Paul Santorini (Greek: Παύλος Σαντορίνης; 1893 – 1986) was a Greek civil engineer, experimental and theoretical physicist, mathematician, electrical engineer, astronomer, author, and professor. He published over 350 articles and conducted research in the fields of solar energy, wind energy, electromagnetic microwaves as weapons of war, high-frequency electromagnetic waves, high-frequency currents, structural engineering, and hydraulics. Later in life, he wrote papers in the field of the birth of the universe and proposed the multiple successive small bangs theory of the universe. Some of his papers also dealt with mankind and the universe. He is known within the UFO conspiracy community because of his involvement in the 1946 Ghost rockets incident in Greece. Santorini was born in Odesa to a Greek father and an Italian mother and at a young age left Russia for Switzerland. By the age of 12, he attended prestigious high schools in Zurich. Around the same period, he was affiliated with Albert Einstein. He completed his studies in Zurich at the University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology by 1918. He briefly worked in industry and took academic positions from 1936 until 1964 at three different institutions in Athens, Greece, namely, the University of Athens, National Technical University of Athens and Agricultural University of Athens. Santorini also worked for the Greek government in different sectors ranging from the office of the minister and the Hellenic Military. Santorini frequently traveled to international conferences and was a member of several international scientific organizations, including the New York Academy of Sciences, Académie des Sciences de Toulouse, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, and the Royal Society of Arts. He was awarded the Silver Cross of the Order of the Phoenix by the Greek government in 1938 for his outstanding work developing anti-aircraft technology. For his outstanding continuous achievements in the sciences, Santorini became a Commander (Ταξιάρχης) of the Order of the Phoenix in 1950 and Commander of the Order of George I in 1965. He was also a Freemason and a member of the Apollon Lodge of Athens. Santorini died at 93 years old and was buried at the Third Cemetery of Athens.
Early life Santorini was born in Odessa. His father's name was Eleftherios. The family name was originally Papadopoulos until July 1940. Records before 1940 are under the name Pavlos or Paul Papadopoulos. Santorini obtained his early education in Odesa until 1905. Due to the tumultuous political situation in Russia, he continued his studies in Zurich, Switzerland. He was accepted at the internationally renowned high school Concordia of Zurich at age 12. He took courses in the technical department and graduated after three years completing the requirements by 1908. Santorini also played the violin and received lessons from P. Koller around this period. He also became familiar with Albert Einstein. Regrettably, he was too young to attend the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The Concordia high school allowed Santorini to attend the institution for an additional year of special courses in the field of natural science. One year later he attended another high school named Minerva from 1909 to 1910. At the second institution, he attended courses in the fields of physics and mathematics. By age 17, in March 1910 he took special entrance examinations to attend the University of Zurich. Around this period Albert Einstein was teaching courses in Zurich. Santorini attended some courses taught by the scientist. In his biography, Santorini explains that the world-renowned scientist showed a keen interest in ancient Greek philosophy and mathematics, and the young student had long conversations with him regarding the field. Santorini was accepted at the University of Zurich in 1910 and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1912. Some of his professors included Aurel Stodola and Gabriel Narutowicz. He received a degree in civil engineering in 1917 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and one year later in 1918, he received a degree in physics and mathematics at the University of Zurich. That same year, Santorini became an engineer at the hydroelectric installations of the Lóntschwerk II in Switzerland. He was part of the construction of an electric dam that produced 77000 kW with a height of 370 meters. During this period of his life, he specialized in hydroelectricity and electromagnetism.
Private sector Greece By 1919, Santorini moved to Athens, Greece, and continued working as a hydroelectric engineer for the Greek government. He studied the Edessa Waterfalls, Lake Vegoritida, and Agra Pella. He continued in this position until 1921. He worked in the private sector from 1921 until 1930. He became the chief engineer of a company in Athens from 1921 to 1925. Around this period he also wrote articles in the field of engineering under the pseudonym "Santo Rini". One of his articles published in 1921 was La Théorie du Rendement Économique Maximum D'une Conduite Forcée en Métal et le Calcul Rationnel de Ses Éléments (The Theory of the Maximum Economic Return of a Metal Pension Pipe and the Rational Calculation of its Elements). He was the head of static analysis for designing structures at Ergoliptiki from 1925 to 1927. Around this period, Santorini engineered a refined method for cement and finally from 1927 until 1930 he worked at Kronos Industries. In this position, he researched the elastic deformations of solid structures and wrote several articles about the facility. That same year, he took a government position and was one of the directors of Hydraulics at the Ministry of Agriculture, remaining in this position until 1946.
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