Home Discussion Topics Dictionary ... Login Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov Discussion Discussion Ask a question about ' Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov Start a new discussion about ' Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov Answer questions from other users Full Discussion Forum Encyclopedia Alexander Mikhaylovich Prokhorov (11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was a Russia Russia Russia , also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n physicist known for his pioneering research on laser Laser Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation is a mechanism for emitting electromagnetic radiation, typically light or visible light, via the process of stimulated emission. The emitted laser light is a spatially coherent, narrow low-divergence beam, that can be manipulated with lenses...
s and maser Maser A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves through amplification by stimulated emission. Historically, “maser” derives from the original, upper-case acronym MASER...
s for which he was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in chemistry, Nobel Prize in literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and... | |
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