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Article name Yakov Isidorovich Perelman ‒ the Founder of the Entertaining Science Genre
Authors Bordonskaya L.A. Doctor of Pedagogy, professor,, gsbord@chitaonline.ru
Igumnova E.A. Candidate of Pedagogy, Associate Professor, igumnova1@mail.ru
Serebryakova S.S. Candidate of Pedagogy, Associate Professor, ssszspu@rambler.ru
Bibliographic description Bordonskaya L. A., Igumnova E. A., Serebryakova S. S. Yakov Isidorovich Perelman ‒ the Founder of the Entertaining Science Genre // Scholarly Notes of Transbaikal State University. 2023. Vol. 18, no. 2. P. 177–187. DOI: 10.21209/2658-7114-2023-18-2-177-187.
Section Scientific Life
UDK 929:001.32:37
DOI 10.21209/2658-7114-2022-18-2-177-187
Article type Essay
Annotation The article presents material about the life and work of the famous popularizer of exact sciences, the founder of the genre of entertaining science, a journalist and a teacher. The significance of Ya. I. Perelman’s life and work for modern generations of Russian residents is determined by: the importance of popularizing science and attracting young people to scientific research, technical creativity, invention; the possibility of implementing patriotic education through appealing to such a versatile personality; the use of methodological ideas in teaching mathematics and subjects of the natural science cycle for the development and maintenance of interest in science among modern schoolchildren, activation of their cognitive activity. The personality of Ya. I. Perelman, his multifaceted activities are presented in the article using a number of schemes that visualize information. The article reveals the following aspects of the life and work of Ya. I. Perelman: the formation of the personality of the future popularizer of science (childhood and youth); the characteristics of his personality; the main direction of activity – the popularization of science; other areas of activity (scientific and pedagogical activities, activities in the field of science and technology, journalism, organizational and educational activities, etc.); life and activity during the Great Patriotic War. The essence of the creative method of Ya. I. Perelman, the founder of a new genre of popular science literature – “entertaining science”, is revealed in sufficient detail: the main features that distinguish entertaining science from other trends in the popularization of knowledge, the techniques of entertaining science.
Key words Yakov Isidorovich Perelman, popularization of science, entertaining science, popular science literature, house of entertaining science, enlightenment, education
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