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February 10, 2011 № 3 of Electrical Engineering at the University of California Azerbaijan Leads CIS in Capital Investment Growth Berkeley, and chaired that department from 1963. In 1965, Dr. Zadeh published his groundbreaking work on Azerbaijan outstripped the other countries of the fuzzy sets, which laid the foundation of Fuzzy Logic Commonwealth of Independent Countries (CIS) in terms proposed by him eight years later, in 1973. While of the increase in capital investment in 2010. Azerbaijan Zadeh’s Fuzzy Logic theory was initially received with had the largest growth in major capital investments from skepticism by many of his U.S. colleagues, his research all financial sources last year, according to figures from was successfully applied in Japan and some European the CIS Statistical Committee. Capital investment in countries, resulting in a number of scientific and Azerbaijan in 2010 grew 21.2%, compared with 2009. industrial breakthroughs. Today, fuzzy control systems Moldova had the second highest growth (17%) and are used in automobiles, air conditioners, CCD cameras, Belarus the third (16.6%). They are followed by energy-efficient automation, robotics, and in a variety of Turkmenistan (14.5%), Tajikistan (11.5%), Uzbekistan consumer electronics manufactured in the United States (9.2%) and Russia (6%). Other countries posted a and around the world. Dr. Zadeh’s research on Fuzzy decline: investment fell 0.5% in Kazakhstan, 3.3% in Logic earned him a number of honors and awards, Armenia, 2% in Ukraine and 9.8% in Kyrgyzstan. including honorary doctorates from universities in the Overall, the CIS experienced a 0.2% fall in investment U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Poland, Czech last year. Investments from all financial sources in Republic and Azerbaijan. He is a member of the National Azerbaijan totalled AZN 9.7bn in 2010, a 21.2% increase Academy of Engineering, a Foreign Member of the on 2009, according to figures from the State Statistical Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and a recipient of Committee. numerous awards.
th France's Position is Clear: Armenia Should De Azerbaijani Americans to Celebrate the 90 Birthday Occupy Occupied Lands of Azerbaijan of Their World Renowned Compatriot, Creator of
Fuzzy Logic, Lotfi A. Zadeh "Armenia must return all the occupied land and follow
international law. France's position is unequivocal in this On February 4, 2011, Azerbaijanis around the world matter," said Nathalie Goulet, member of the Senate of celebrated the 90th birthday of Dr. Lotfi A. Zadeh the France during her visit to Azerbaijan. “France's official world-renowned mathematician, engineer and computer position is very clear: refugees must return to the scientist, creator of Fuzzy Logic, Professor Emeritus of territory of the former residence and Armenia must the University of California Berkeley. Lotfi Zadeh was withdraw from occupied territory, which is recognized as born as Lotfi Aliaskerzade on February 4, 1921 in Baku, an integral part of Azerbaijan, in accordance with the capital of Azerbaijan, to a family of journalist Rahim international law.” added Ms. Goulet. "But the problem Aliaskerzade and pediatrician Fania Koriman. In 1931, that we face in promoting Azerbaijan's position is quite the family moved to Iran, where Lotfi Zadeh learned efficient operation of the Armenian diaspora not in the Persian and studied at the American Presbyterian School Senate, but in other state institutions of France," Ms. in Tehran. After graduating from the University of Goulet said. However, she said, the truth is on the side of Tehran with an engineering degree in 1942, he moved to Azerbaijan, as Baku requires a fair, independent and the United States in 1944. Here, Lotfi Zadeh received a systematic application of international law. "At present, Master degree in electrical engineering from the we are working on holding "Year of Azerbaijan in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1946, France". A similar cultural project was implemented with and a PhD in electrical engineering from Columbia Armenia, and I consider unfair the fact that the cultural University in 1949. After graduation, he continued to events dedicated to Azerbaijan have not been held in teach at Columbia University for 10 years, becoming a France so far," added Ms. Goulet. full professor. In 1959, Dr. Zadeh joined the Department ______Embassy’s Newsletter is compiled from various sources