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Nikolay Basov

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Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov was a Soviet physicist. He carried out fundamental work in quantum electronics that contributed to the development of laser and maser technology. He shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics with Alexander Prokhorov and Charles Townes for work that led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser and laser principle.

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Birth Year
1922 1
Death Date
2001-07-01 1
Death Year
2001 1
Death Place
Moscow, Russia 1
Nationality
Russia 1
Nationality
Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic 1
Nationality
Soviet Union 1
Birthplace
Usman, Russia 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
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1. Nikolay Basov (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2001-07-01T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2001-07-01T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
    Q2305208
  • P20 (place of death): Moscow, Russia
    Q649
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Soviet Union
    Q15180
  • P19 (place of birth): Usman, Russia
    Q196907
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Russia
    Q159
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Nikolay Basov (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Physics, Lead sentence
    Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov (; 14 December 1922-1 July 2001) was a Soviet physicist and educator.
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Categories
    Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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