lamps, detecting tubes with flame. He elaborated new technologies, such as: plasma
generated ultrafine dusts of TiO 2 ; the synthesis of acetiliene in carbon in plama jet
etc. and published numerous specialized studies: The dielectric barrier discharge- a
powerful microchip plasma for diode laser spectrometry (2001, in collaboration);
Spectral plasma temperature determination of the thermionic vacuum arc in the
titanium vapors (2001, in collab.); Diode laseraided diagnostics of a low pressure
dielectric barrier discharge applied in element selective detection of molecular
species (2002, in collab.); Thermionic Vacuum Arc – a new method for thin film
deposition (2002, in collab.); Polar recombination (ion-ion recombination) as a
main process explaining M-effect (2003, in collab.); Diamond like nanostructured
carbon film deposition using thermionic vacuum arc carbon plasma (2004, in
collab.); Studies on the Thermionic Vacuum Arc discharges in the vapors of
Cu-Ag and Cu-Sn alloys (2005, in collab.); Thermionic Vacuum Arc (TVA) –
Carbon thin film deposition (2005, in collab.) etc. He was the President of the
Section of plasma physics of the Romanian Physics Society, awarded with “C.
Miculescu” Prize of the Romanian Academy. (Rusu 2016, 178–9)
VIRGIL TEODORESCU (1909, Cobadin, Constant ¸a County – 1987, Bucharest)
was a writer and a Correspondent Member of the Romanian Academy since 1974.
(Rusu 2016, 716) He edited journals such as “Era noua ˘”, “Fapta”, “Reporter”,
“T^ ana ˘ra generat ¸ie” and had a literary debute at “Bilete de papagal” under the pen
name Virgil Rares ¸ (1928) and he constitued the Romanian surrealist group, together
with Gherasim Luca, Paul Pa ˘un, Gellu Naum and D. Trost. He published the
volumes: Poem ı
ˆn leoparda ˘ (1940); Diamantul conduce m^ ainile (1940, in collab.);
Bla ˘nurile oceanelor (1945); Critica mizeriei (1945, in collab.); Butelia de Leyda
(1945); Infra-Noir (1947, in collab.); Au lobe du sel (1947); La provocation (1947);
Scriu negru pe alb (1955); Drepturi s ¸i datorii (1958); Semicerc (1964); Rocada ˘
(1967); Corp comun (1968); Repausul vocalei (1970); V^ arsta cretei (1970); Poemul
ı
ˆnt^ alnirilor (1971); Sentinela aerului (1972); Ucenicul nica ˘ieri za ˘rit (1972);
Heraldica mis ¸ca ˘rii (1973); Poezie neı ˆntrerupta ˘ (1976); Ancore lucii (1977);
Armonia contrariilor (1977); Legea gravitat ¸iei (1979); Culminat ¸ia umbrei
(1980); C^ at vezi cu ochii (1983); Un ocean cu licheni, urmat de Poemul rega ˘sit
(1984) etc., but he also wrote a theatre play in one act (Pisica de mare; Dreptatea
ma ˘rii) and translated from the works of Paul E ´ luard, A. S. Pus ¸kin, Alain Pre ´vost,
Henryk Ibsen, Antioh Cantemir, Guillaume Apollinaire, Prosper Me ´rime ´e, William
Shakespeare, Romain Rolland etc. He was Vice-President (1972–1974) and President (1974–1977) of the Romanian Writers Union and he was distinguished with
“Tudor Vladimirescu” Order, class I (1984). (Rusu 2016, 716)
KRIKOR H. ZAMBACCIAN (1889, Constant ¸a – 1962, Bucharest) was an art
critic and collector, Correspondent Member of the Romanian Academy since 1948.
(Rusu 2016, 870–1) He visited the main European museums and he was a friend of
the great Romanian artists of his times – Alexandru Ciucurencu, Nicolae Da ˘ra ˘scu,
Iosif Iser, Theodor Pallady, Gheorghe Petras ¸cu, Camil Ressu, Jean Al. Steriade,
Francisc S ¸ irato, Nicolae Tonitza etc. – who knew and appreciated him for his vast
knowledge of the arts. The fortune inherited from his parents he invested in the
works of art, collecting over the years an impressive collection of art works donated
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generated ultrafine dusts of TiO 2 ; the synthesis of acetiliene in carbon in plama jet
etc. and published numerous specialized studies: The dielectric barrier discharge- a
powerful microchip plasma for diode laser spectrometry (2001, in collaboration);
Spectral plasma temperature determination of the thermionic vacuum arc in the
titanium vapors (2001, in collab.); Diode laseraided diagnostics of a low pressure
dielectric barrier discharge applied in element selective detection of molecular
species (2002, in collab.); Thermionic Vacuum Arc – a new method for thin film
deposition (2002, in collab.); Polar recombination (ion-ion recombination) as a
main process explaining M-effect (2003, in collab.); Diamond like nanostructured
carbon film deposition using thermionic vacuum arc carbon plasma (2004, in
collab.); Studies on the Thermionic Vacuum Arc discharges in the vapors of
Cu-Ag and Cu-Sn alloys (2005, in collab.); Thermionic Vacuum Arc (TVA) –
Carbon thin film deposition (2005, in collab.) etc. He was the President of the
Section of plasma physics of the Romanian Physics Society, awarded with “C.
Miculescu” Prize of the Romanian Academy. (Rusu 2016, 178–9)
VIRGIL TEODORESCU (1909, Cobadin, Constant ¸a County – 1987, Bucharest)
was a writer and a Correspondent Member of the Romanian Academy since 1974.
(Rusu 2016, 716) He edited journals such as “Era noua ˘”, “Fapta”, “Reporter”,
“T^ ana ˘ra generat ¸ie” and had a literary debute at “Bilete de papagal” under the pen
name Virgil Rares ¸ (1928) and he constitued the Romanian surrealist group, together
with Gherasim Luca, Paul Pa ˘un, Gellu Naum and D. Trost. He published the
volumes: Poem ı
ˆn leoparda ˘ (1940); Diamantul conduce m^ ainile (1940, in collab.);
Bla ˘nurile oceanelor (1945); Critica mizeriei (1945, in collab.); Butelia de Leyda
(1945); Infra-Noir (1947, in collab.); Au lobe du sel (1947); La provocation (1947);
Scriu negru pe alb (1955); Drepturi s ¸i datorii (1958); Semicerc (1964); Rocada ˘
(1967); Corp comun (1968); Repausul vocalei (1970); V^ arsta cretei (1970); Poemul
ı
ˆnt^ alnirilor (1971); Sentinela aerului (1972); Ucenicul nica ˘ieri za ˘rit (1972);
Heraldica mis ¸ca ˘rii (1973); Poezie neı ˆntrerupta ˘ (1976); Ancore lucii (1977);
Armonia contrariilor (1977); Legea gravitat ¸iei (1979); Culminat ¸ia umbrei
(1980); C^ at vezi cu ochii (1983); Un ocean cu licheni, urmat de Poemul rega ˘sit
(1984) etc., but he also wrote a theatre play in one act (Pisica de mare; Dreptatea
ma ˘rii) and translated from the works of Paul E ´ luard, A. S. Pus ¸kin, Alain Pre ´vost,
Henryk Ibsen, Antioh Cantemir, Guillaume Apollinaire, Prosper Me ´rime ´e, William
Shakespeare, Romain Rolland etc. He was Vice-President (1972–1974) and President (1974–1977) of the Romanian Writers Union and he was distinguished with
“Tudor Vladimirescu” Order, class I (1984). (Rusu 2016, 716)
KRIKOR H. ZAMBACCIAN (1889, Constant ¸a – 1962, Bucharest) was an art
critic and collector, Correspondent Member of the Romanian Academy since 1948.
(Rusu 2016, 870–1) He visited the main European museums and he was a friend of
the great Romanian artists of his times – Alexandru Ciucurencu, Nicolae Da ˘ra ˘scu,
Iosif Iser, Theodor Pallady, Gheorghe Petras ¸cu, Camil Ressu, Jean Al. Steriade,
Francisc S ¸ irato, Nicolae Tonitza etc. – who knew and appreciated him for his vast
knowledge of the arts. The fortune inherited from his parents he invested in the
works of art, collecting over the years an impressive collection of art works donated
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