Alexander Prokhorov

Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov (born Alexander Michael Prochoroff; Russian: Александр Михайлович Прохоров; 11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was an Australian-born Soviet physicist and researcher whose work focused on quantum electronics. His most famous and well-known works were on optics and electromagnetic research. He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 with Charles Hard Townes and Nikolay Basov for his fundamental work that led to the development of the laser and the maser.

Awards: USSR State Prize, Order of Lenin, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Nobel Prize in Physics, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Lenin Prize, Medal "For Courage", Medal "Veteran of Labour" Education: Faculty of Physics, State University of Saint Petersbourg, Lebedev Physical Institute, Saint Petersburg State University

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