Lyubomyr Romankiw, a US citizen of Ukrainian origin dubbed “the Ukrainian Elon Musk” by Ukrainian media, was awarded the order of Yaroslav the Wise. In his lifetime, Dr. Romankiw made 180 scientific discoveries, 67 of which he patented.
Almost 40 years ago, he developed a revolutionary technology and, in fact, ushered in the era of personal computers: without his invention, Apple could not exist.
He invented a technique that produced the first practical and manufacturable thin film magnetic head, which increased the density of data stored on magnetic disks and dramatically reduced the cost of data storage. This led to the emergence of hard drives and personal computers, opening the gates to the computer revolution. In particular, Romankiw’s technology was used to assemble the first computer at Apple.
