Igor Kurchatov
Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960) · Russia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 57
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov was a Soviet physicist who played a central role in organizing and directing the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons. He has been called the "father of the Russian atomic bomb".
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1960Died7 February 19601957Lenin PrizeAwardLeonard Euler Gold MedalAward1954Hero of Socialist LabourAwardStalin PrizeAward1953Order of LeninAwardState Stalin Prize, 1st degreeAward1951"Hammer and Sickle" gold medalAwardHero of Socialist LabourAwardState Stalin Prize, 1st degreeAward1949"Hammer and Sickle" gold medalAwardState Stalin Prize, 1st degreeAward1945Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1944Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1942State Stalin Prize, 1st degreeAward1903Born8 January 1903
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Lived 1903 to 1960 · aged 57
