Yuri Babayev
Soviet physicist (1928–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yuri Nikolayevich Babayev (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Бабаев; 21 May 1928 – 6 October 1986), k.N, was a Soviet physicist who spent a long career in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons, and known as one of the principles who designed the Tsar Bomba, the largest-ever nuclear weapon.
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Yuri Babayev | |
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Бабаев, Юрий Николаевич | |
Born | (1928-05-21)May 21, 1928 |
Died | October 6, 1986(1986-10-06) (aged 58) Moscow, Soviet Union |
Resting place | Kuntsevo Cemetery |
Nationality | Russian |
Siglum | Yu.N |
Citizenship | Soviet Union |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Known for | Soviet atomic bomb project |
Awards | State Prize of Russia (2000) Hero of Socialist Labor (1962) Lenin Prize (1959) Stalin Prize (1953) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | VNIIEF |
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