Alexander Belyaev

Alexander Romanovich Belyaev (, ; – 6 January 1942) was a Soviet Russian writer of science fiction. His works from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded figure in Russian science fiction, often referred to as "Russia's Jules Verne". Belyaev's best known novels include ''Professor Dowell's Head'', ''Amphibian Man'', ''Ariel'', and ''The Air Seller''. Provided by Wikipedia