# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 14 December 1922 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Usman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P19))
- **Died:** 1 July 2001 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic; Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; inventor; university teacher; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P102))
- **Education:** National Research Nuclear University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P69))
- **Spouse:** Ksenia Tikhonovna Basova ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P26))
- **Positions held:** director (1973–1988); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P39))
- **Awards:** USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class; Nobel Prize in Physics; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class; Kalinga Prize; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Lenin Prize; "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal; honorary doctorate of the University Polytechnic of Madrid; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Russian President's Prize in the field of education; Edward Teller Award; Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557#P166))

## Questions

**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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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nikolay Basov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Basov) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q83557](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83557) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Basov.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basov.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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