Nikolay Basov | |
|---|---|
Николай Басов | |
 Basov in 1964 | |
| Born | Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov 14 December 1922[1] |
| Died | 1 July 2001 (aged 78)[1] |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Alma mater | Moscow Engineering Physics Institute |
| Known for | Invention of lasers and masers |
| Spouse | Ksenia Tikhonovna Basova[2] |
| Children | Dimitri Basov (physics professor at Columbia University) |
| 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 (Russian: Никола́й Генна́диевич Ба́сов; 14 December 1922 – 1 July 2001) was a Russian Soviet physicist and educator. For his fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics that led to the development of laser and maser, Basov shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics with Alexander Prokhorov and Charles Hard Townes.[3]
- ^ a b c d Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov. Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964".
- ^ "Basov Nikolay Gennadiyevich" Archived 26 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine