Nikolay Basov | |
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Born |
Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov (1922-12-14)14 December 1922 Usman, Russian SFSR |
Died |
3 July 2001(2001-07-03) (aged 78) Moscow, Russia |
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Alma mater | Moscow Engineering Physics Institute |
Known for | Invention of lasers and masers |
Awards |
Nobel Prize in Physics (1964) Kalinga Prize (1986) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1989) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Lebedev Physical Institute |