Aleksandr Mints | |
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Александр Львович Минц | |
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| Born | 14 May 1908 |
| Died | 29 December 1974 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Don University |
| Known for | Creator of Synchrophasotron, radar systems, Missile defense systems, and Early-warning radar |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Red Star, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Lenin Prize, Stalin Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radio astronomy |
| Institutions | Mints Radiotechnical Institute |
Alexander Lvovich Mints (Russian: Александр Львович Минц; December 27, 1894 [January 8, 1895], Rostov-on-Don - 29 December 1974, Moscow) was a Soviet radiophysicist, engineer and organizer of science who was known for being a developer of communication and radar systems. He was one of the creators of the long-range detection radar and the Soviet synchrophasotron in Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna. He held the rank of Engineer-Colonel (from October 17, 1944).[1]
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