Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was a Soviet physicist and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, which he was awarded in 1975 for emphasizing human rights around the world. Wikipedia
Born: May 21, 1921, Moscow, Russia
Died: December 14, 1989 (age 68 years), Moscow, Russia
Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Hero of Socialist Labour, Elliott Cresson Medal, and more
Children: Tatyana Sakharova
Academic advisor: Igor Tamm
Organizations founded: Memorial, Moscow Helsinki Group, French University College in Moscow, and more
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