On October 13, 2019 is the ninetieth birthday of the renowned physicist Professor Valerian I. Tatarskii. He is one of the founders of the international journal Waves in Random and Complex Media and its Associate Editor from 1991 to 1998. Outstanding seminal works of Professor V. I. Tatarskii made a global impact on physical science. The article describes main milestones of his life in science and his achievements in the theory of wave propagation in random media.

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Valerian Ill'ich Tatarskii教授–感激不尽

2019年10月13日是著名物理学家Valerian I.Tatarskii教授诞辰90周年。他是1991年至1998年国际期刊《随机与复杂介质中的波浪》的创始人之一及其副主编。VI塔塔尔斯基教授的杰出开创性著作对物理科学产生了全球影响。这篇文章描述了他在科学界的主要里程碑以及他在随机介质中传播波理论的成就。