Alexander Prokhorov

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Alexander Prokhorov was a Soviet physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in the development of masers and lasers.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Physics
Soviet physicist
human
physicist
areaOfInfluence Soviet science
awardReceived Hero of Socialist Labour
Lenin Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics
State Prize of the USSR
surface form: USSR State Prize
coInventorOf laser principles
maser
countryOfBirth Australia
countryOfCitizenship Soviet Union
countryOfDeath Russia
educatedAt Leningrad State University
surface form: Saint Petersburg State University
employer Lebedev Physical Institute
Moscow State University
ethnicGroup Russian
familyName Prokhorov
fieldOfWork laser physics
maser physics
physics
quantum electronics
radio physics
genre scientific publication
givenName Alexander
influenced development of laser technology
modern telecommunications
quantum optics
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
memberOf Soviet Academy of Sciences
surface form: Academy of Sciences of the USSR

Russian Academy of Sciences
nativeLanguage Russian
notableAchievement co-invention of the maser
contributions to laser development
pioneering work in quantum electronics
notableStudent Nikolay Basov
notableWork development of lasers
development of masers
occupation physicist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Atherton, Queensland, Australia
placeOfDeath Moscow
surface form: Moscow, Russia
sexOrGender male
workLocation Moscow

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The Great Soviet Encyclopedia editorInChief Alexander Prokhorov
subject surface form: Great Soviet Encyclopedia third edition