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Pavel Cherenkov

Soviet physicist (1904-1990)

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Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov was a Soviet physicist who shared the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm "for the discovery and interpretation of the Cherenkov effect".

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Novaya Chigla wd
Died
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Place of death
Moscow wd
Citizenship
Russian Empire, Soviet Union wd
Occupation
nuclear physicist, inventor, physicist wd
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union wd
Education
Voronezh State University wd
Spouse
Maria Putintseva wd

Awards wd

  • State Stalin Prize, 1st degree (1946)
  • USSR State Prize
  • Order of Lenin
  • Hero of Socialist Labour
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1958)
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour
  • Order of the Badge of Honour
  • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
  • Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"

Questions

When was Pavel Cherenkov born?
Pavel Cherenkov was born on 28 July 1904 in Novaya Chigla.
Where did Pavel Cherenkov study?
Pavel Cherenkov was educated at Voronezh State University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Pavel Cherenkov · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q76970 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Cerenkov.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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"Pavel Cherenkov". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pavel-cherenkov. Retrieved 5 November 2026.

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