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Peter Gitelman

Peter Gitelman is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Peter Gitelman rather than just read about it. In short: Peter Gitelman (Russian: Петр Семенович Гительман; May 29, 1917 in Glusk, Belarus – March 10, 2008 in Montreal) was a Red Army Senior Sergeant who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II. He was one of five children in a roving photographer's family.

Key takeaways

Peter Gitelman belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Peter Gitelman to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Peter Gitelman from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Peter Gitelman (Russian: Петр Семенович Гительман; May 29, 1917 in Glusk, Belarus – March 10, 2008 in Montreal) was a Red Army Senior Sergeant who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II. He was one of five children in a roving photographer's family. He went to Ukraine to learn a trade and before the war worked in Kiev as an electrical engineer. When he tried to enlist in the Soviet Air Force, he was rejected because he had impaired vision in his left eye. After the Germans attacked Russia in 1941, Gitelman enlisted in the Red Army. When Stalingrad was attacked, Gitelman was sent to work as a technician in Soviet 833rd Field Hospital. It was in Stalingrad that he met his wife, Elena Gritsenko, a nurse working in the same field hospital. They married in 1945 and they took part in the Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the war. He was decorated for bravery following the Soviet offensive against the Germans that claimed more than one million lives during the winter campaign of 1942-1943. He was awarded the Soviet Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class and given medals for taking part in the liberation of Prague, the defence of Stalingrad and the Soviet Victory medal for distinguished military service. On 8 March 1945 he was awarded the Medal for Battle Merit. He was a Radiographer. After the war, he returned to Kiev and did hospital work until he was well into his 70s. On 21 February 1987 he received the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class. In 1992, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he emigrated to Canada as a refugee. He became a Canadian citizen, but the Canadian government did not recognize his military service record, and did not consider him a war veteran. "Canada, he thought, had forgotten that Russians and Canadian soldiers were allies during the war, fighting the same enemy." "Red Army veterans living in Canada created their own association, but it is little more than a kitchen club. Although he was invited several times to the Russian Embassy to take part in anniversary celebrations, he was ignored by the Canadian department of Veterans affairs." Gitelman died of complications following hip surgery, at the age of 90, on March 10, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital, in Montreal.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Peter Gitelman

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Peter Gitelman claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Peter Gitelman before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Peter Gitelman ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Peter Gitelman

In research: Peter Gitelman appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Peter Gitelman in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Peter Gitelman is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1917 births, 2008 deaths, Battle of Stalingrad, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Peter Gitelman outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Peter Gitelman in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Peter Gitelman means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Peter Gitelman in simple terms?

Why does Peter Gitelman matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Peter Gitelman?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Peter Gitelman.