Quote by: Andrei Sakharov

In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons.

Andrei Sakharov

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Author Bio

  • NameAndrei Sakharov
  • DescriptionSoviet physicist and Nobel Prize for Peace laureate
  • BornMay 21, 1921
  • DiedDecember 14, 1989
  • CountrySoviet Union
  • ProfessionPhysicist; Inventor
  • AwardsState Stalin Prize; Nobel Peace Prize; Order Of Lenin; Hero Of Socialist Labour; Prix Mondial Cino Del Duca; Fritt Ord Award; Hero Of Socialist Labour; Hero Of Socialist Labour; Humanist Of The Year; Elliott Cresson Medal;