Pavel Cherenkov

Pavel Cherenkov
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a Soviet physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 with Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm for the discovery of Cherenkov radiation, made in 1934.
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in physics (shared ) (1958)
"for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect"
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Born
Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov July 28, 1904 Novaya Chigla, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire
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Died
January 6, 1990 (aged 85) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Nationality
Russian
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Known for
Characterizing Cherenkov radiation
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Fields
Nuclear physics
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Alma mater
Voronezh State University
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Awards
Nobel Prize in Physics (1958)
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Institutions
Lebedev Physical Institute
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Russia
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Doctoral advisor
Sergey Vavilov
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era
1800+
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Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow

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