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Alexander Prokhorov

Physics

Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov was a Soviet physicist, born in Australia to Russian parents who returned to Russia in 1923. His research in quantum electronics and optics contributed to the development of the laser and the maser. He shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics with Charles Townes and Nikolay Basov for this fundamental work.

Facts
Birth Year
1916 1
Death Date
2002-01-08 1
Death Year
2002 1
Death Place
Moscow, Russia 1
Nationality
Russia 1
Nationality
Soviet Union 1
Birthplace
Atherton, Australia 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Sources
1. Alexander Prokhorov (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2002-01-08T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2002-01-08T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Soviet Union
    Q15180
  • P20 (place of death): Moscow, Russia
    Q649
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Russia
    Q159
  • P19 (place of birth): Atherton, Australia
    Q755507
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