Pavel Cherenkov
Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (Russian: Па́вел Алексе́евич Черенко́в [ˈpavʲɪl ɐlʲɪkˈsʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tɕɪrʲɪnˈkof]; July 28, 1904 – January 6, 1990) was 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.
Pavel Cherenkov | |
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| Павел Черенков | |
Cherenkov in 1958 | |
| Born | Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov July 28, 1904 Novaya Chigla, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 6, 1990 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Voronezh State University |
| Known for | Characterizing Cherenkov radiation |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1958) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | Lebedev Physical Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Sergey Vavilov |
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