Heinrich Saulovich Altshuller was born on October 15, 1926 in Tashkent. Parents are journalists Saul Yefimovich Altshuller and Rebekah Julia. Altshuller. According to Henrikh Saulovich's own memoirs, his parents met at the Azerbaijani Telegraph Agency, and an affair arose between them, but since his father was already married, religious traditions prevented his new marriage, which caused the young people to flee to Tashkent.
"My father is from Odessa, a sailor. He graduated from the Odessa Naval College. Mechanic. After that, he did something completely incomprehensible to me - he started writing books. Among our books were books that he wrote. For example, the handbook of Azerbaijan for 1926, the history of Azerbaijan, the geography of Azerbaijan... And textbooks of Russian language and literature. Before the war (World War I), externships and correspondence courses were encouraged. My father's books were like self-help books. I found Russian literature especially interesting - a lot about wars... In the 42nd year, as a cadet at the naval special school, I did not know the worries with literary essays: there was always a topic for copying..." (from an interview with G.S. Altshuller and I.M. Vertkin, "The LIFE OF A MAN 1-H-502, TOLD TO IGOR VERTKIN." TRIZ magazine, anniversary issue, 1996).
In 1931, the couple returned to Baku (Azerbaijan SSR), where they reconciled with Rebekah Yulievna's relatives. The Altshullers rented two rooms from the landlady of the apartment on 113 Ketskhoveli Street. In this courtyard, Henry formed as a personality: he was surrounded by older guys who had a strong competitive spirit and they constantly competed in chess, cycling, drawing, or learning new knowledge. Then Henry made his first rational proposal — a mobile toilet for mass celebrations.
In 1941. in the circle of the Baku House of Pioneers, he designed a boat with a rocket engine.