Her voice is out of this world. Literally! A true representative of the magic of the Bulgarian voices, Valya Balkanska is a child of the Rhodopes and a real cultural treasure. So moving is her voice, in fact, that her interpretation of the song...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Dr. engr. John Notchev
I would fly you to the moon and back “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” We’ve all heard the quote, we all know who said it and we all know about the first man on the moon. But who was responsible for getting...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Assen Jordanoff
Please leave a message after the tone… Beep! Forgive me for my superficial observations, but if we held a beauty contest for all the famous Bulgarians decking these halls, Jerry here would win hands down. Okay, now that that’s out of the...
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Productivity at its finest: from NASA and Apollo 4 to medicine and the human heart After graduating in electrical engineering at what is now the Stuttgart University, Petroff sets off to work on arctic engineering and construction projects for...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Ivan Stranski
Growing crystals make today’s technology possible Prof. Ivan Stranski suffered from an incurable (at the time) disease – bone tuberculosis – and wanted to pursue a career in medicine in an effort to find the cure. He soon discovered...
Read moreThe Famous Bulgarians: Dimitar Tchernev
He changed the way people listen to music This man of science began his career as an engineer at Radio Sofia, where he set out and succeeded to better the recording and broadcasting technology being used. He single-handedly made an...
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