The paper presents the basic information about research and elaboration in the sphere of metals electro-eroaion in Belarus. The research has been directed to the problems of measured shaping and strengthening of surface. A great amount of questions connected with the influence of current impulse on the metals has been investigated. The hypothesis about time-space discreteness of erosion process which has been stated in 1955 was experimentally proved. Bimetallic effect on the border of two metals was discovered. Dynamics of discharge in air, liquid, vacuum and on composition electrodes has been studied. An important contribution to learning of scientific base of surface shaping technology was made. Big amount of original technological processes has been developed. Specialists in the sphere of electric discharge machining were prepared.