Pyotr Lebedev

Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev
Born(1866-02-24)24 February 1866
Died1 March 1912(1912-03-01) (aged 46)
Moscow, Russian Empire
NationalityRussian
Alma materUniversity of Strasbourg
Known forDemonstration of radiation pressure
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsMoscow State University
Doctoral advisorAugust Kundt
Doctoral studentsP. P. Lazarev

Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev (Russian: Пётр Никола́евич Ле́бедев; 24 February 1866 – 1 March 1912) was a Russian physicist. His name was also transliterated as Peter Lebedew[1] and Peter Lebedev.[2] Lebedev was the creator of the first scientific school in Russia.

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  2. ^ Stavrou, T. G., ed. (1969). Russia Under the Last Tsar. University of Minnesota Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0816605149.