Genrich Saulovich Altshuller
(Oct.15 1926 - Sept. 24, 1998)
TRIZ was developed by Genrich Saulovich Altshuller, a brilliant Jewish
thinker from the former USSR. He started this work in 1946 at the age of
20 when he began systematically to study and catalogue patents looking
for principles of innovation. At that time he worked as a patent expert
in the Caspian flotilla of the USSR NAVY in Baku and hold many patents
(the first one he received when he was 14). The
first publication about TRIZ appeared only in 1956 after several years
spent in GULAG (the system of prisons in the USSR). In the sixties and
seventies G.S. Altshuller wrote dozens of books and about 400 articles
concerning TRIZ. At his 65 seminars he has taught thousands of students.
Over 40 years of massive research done by G.S. Altshuller and other TRIZniks
resulted in the modern TRIZ methodology that supports the process of innovative
product concepts development in relatively short time.
At the end of eighties Genrich S. Altshuller's interest was switched
to the theory of development of a creative person. This transition is natural.
TRIZ changes people that learn it, they become very inventive and creative.
G. S. Altshuller is the author of several patents; he has also written
5 science -fiction books.
He was the President. of the TRIZ Association from its establishment..
Genrich S. Altshuller was one of the giant thinkers of the XXth century
and we hope that his ideas will enrich engineering community forever.
Genrich S. Altshuller's Papers
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