Evgeny Velikhov
Soviet physicist (1935–2024)
Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov (2 February 1935 – 5 December 2024) was a Russian physicist.[1] His scientific works focused in plasma physics, lasers, controlled nuclear fusion, power engineering, and magnetohydrodynamics. He was president of the Kurchatov Institute. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and was the vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.
Evgeny Velikhov | |
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Евгений Велихов | |
 Velikhov in 2022 | |
| Born | 2 February 1935 |
| Died | 5 December 2024 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour (1985) Lenin Prize (1984) State Prize of the Russian Federation (2003) Global Energy Prize (2006) Orders of Lenin Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order of Courage Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | Kurchatov Institute Russian Academy of Sciences Soviet Academy of Sciences Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Public Chamber of Russia |
| Academic advisors | Alexander Prokhorov |
Velikhov died on 5 December 2024 in Gülnar, Turkey at the age of 89.[2]
References
change- ↑ "E. P. Velikhov link at Kurchatov Institute". Archived from the original on March 15, 2008.
- ↑ Биография физика Евгения Велихова (in Russian)
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