Alexei Fyodorovich Bogomolov was born on 2 June 1913 in the village of Sitskoye,
Smolensk Governorate. From 1923 he lived in Moscow. In 1927 he graduated from a secondary school, and in 1929 he graduated from the 1st Moscow Institute of Labor Education. During 1929–1932 he worked in "
Stroyelektro" as electrician, brigadier and senior electrician. In 1937 he graduated from
Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI) and began working on his doctoral thesis on the topic of power line lightning protection, but his research was interrupted with the beginning of
Great Patriotic War (World War II). Bogomolov was sent to three-month special courses at the Leningrad Military Electrotechnical Academy of Telecommunications. After graduation, he was first appointed platoon commander, then served as an engineer for the radar of anti-aircraft artillery units of the
Leningrad Front. For his courage he was awarded the
Order of the Red Star. He was a
Hero of Socialist Labour (1957) and
Lenin Prize (1966) and
USSR State Prize (1978, 1986) winner. ==References==