When was Nikolay Basov born?

Nikolay Basov was born on 14 December 1922 in Usman.

What positions has Nikolay Basov held?

Positions held by Nikolay Basov include: director (1973–1988); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

Where did Nikolay Basov study?

Nikolay Basov was educated at National Research Nuclear University.

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Nikolay Basov

Soviet physicist (1922-2001)

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Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov was a Soviet physicist and educator. For his fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics that led to the development of laser and maser, Basov shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics with Alexander Prokhorov and Charles Hard Townes.

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Born: 14 December 1922 wd
Place of birth: Usman wd
Died: 1 July 2001 wd
Place of death: Moscow wd
Citizenship: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Soviet Union wd
Occupation: physicist, inventor, university teacher, politician wd
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union wd
Education: National Research Nuclear University wd
Spouse: Ksenia Tikhonovna Basova wd

Positions held wd

director (1973–1988)
deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Awards wd

USSR State Prize (1989)
Order of Lenin (1967)
Hero of Socialist Labour (1969)
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class (1985)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1964)
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (1997)
Kalinga Prize (1986)
Lomonosov Gold Medal (1990)
Lenin Prize (1959)
"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1969)
honorary doctorate of the University Polytechnic of Madrid (1985)
Fellow of the American Physical Society (1998)
Russian President's Prize in the field of education
Edward Teller Award (1991)
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

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When was Nikolay Basov born?: Nikolay Basov was born on 14 December 1922 in Usman.
What positions has Nikolay Basov held?: Positions held by Nikolay Basov include: director (1973–1988); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
Where did Nikolay Basov study?: Nikolay Basov was educated at National Research Nuclear University.

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