Nikolay Basov
Nikolay Basov | |
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Николай Басов | |
Russian SFSR[1] | |
Died | 1 July 2001[1] | (aged 78)
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Alma mater | Moscow Engineering Physics Institute |
Known for | Invention of lasers and masers |
Spouse | Ksenia Tikhonovna Basova[2] |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1964) Kalinga Prize (1986) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1989) Edward Teller Award1991) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Lebedev Physical Institute |
Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov (
Early life
Basov was born in the town of
Professional career
Basov graduated from
In the early 1950s Basov and Prokhorov developed theoretical grounds for creation of a molecular oscillator and constructed such an oscillator based on
Basov's contributions to the development of the laser and maser, which won him the Nobel Prize in 1964, also led to new missile defense initiatives.[14]
He died on 1 July, 2001 at Moscow and was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.
Politics
He entered politics in 1951[
Books
- N. G. Basov, K. A. Brueckner (Editor-in-Chief), S. W. Haan, C. Yamanaka. Inertial Confinement Fusion, 1992, Research Trends in Physics Series published by the American Institute of Physics Press (presently Springer, New York). ISBN 0-88318-925-9.
- V. Stefan and N. G. Basov (Editors). Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 1. ISBN 1-889545-11-2.
- V. Stefan and N. G. Basov (Editors). Semiconductor Science and Technology, Volume 2: ISBN 1-889545-12-0.
Awards and honours
- Lenin Prize (1959)
- Nobel Prize in Physics (1964, with the pioneering work done in the field of quantum electronics)
- Hero of Socialist Labour — twice (1969, 1982)
- Gold Medal of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (1975)
- A. Volta Gold Medal (1977)
- Kalinga Prize (1986)
- USSR State Prize (1989)
- Lomonosov Grand Gold Medal, Moscow State University (1990)
- Order of Lenin – five times
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class
- Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
See also
- Excimer laser
- Maser
- Alexander Prokhorov
- Lebedev Institute of Physics
- Disk laser
- Nonlinear optics
- Coherent addition
- Michelson interferometer
References
- ^ a b c d e f Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov. Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964".
- ^ a b "Basov Nikolay Gennadiyevich" Archived 26 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8247-0876-4. p. 174-175
- ^ List of Members. Leopoldina.org. Retrieved on 30 July 2020.
- ^ International Academy of Science (1989) Selection of IAS-ICSD Founding Members.
- ^ History – International Academy of Science, Munich. Ias-icsd.org. Retrieved on 30 July 2020.
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- S2CID 110333595.
- Bibcode:1972JETPL..15..109Z.
- Bibcode:1980ZhETF..79.1678B.
- S2CID 25530526.
- ISBN 978-0-674-82610-6. p. 58
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7546-3733-2. p. 43-45
External links
- Basov's grave
- Detailed biography (in Russian)
- Nikolay Basov on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture, 11 December 1964 Semiconductor Lasers
- Oral History interview transcript with Nikolay Basov on 14 September 1984, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives