Sylwester Kaliski

Sylwester Kaliski (b. December 19, 1925 in Toruń - September 16, 1978 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish engineer and general. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN).

Kaliski was a specialist in the field of applied physics. He developed the theory of continuous amplification of ultra and hyper-sounds in semiconductive crystals and obtained plasma temperature of tens of millions of kelvins using laser impulse.