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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectP. A. Cherenkov
Dates
July 28, 1904 – January 6, 1990
Authorized Form of Name
Cherenkov, P. A.
Additional Forms of Names
Čerenkov, Pavel A., 1904-1990
Čerenkov, Pavel Alekseevič, 1904-1990
Čerenkov, Pavel Aleksejevič, 1904-1990
Cherenkov, Pav. Al. (Pavel Alekseevich)
Cherenkov, Pavel Alekseevich
Черенков, Павел Алексеевич
Biography
Abstract
Pavel A. Cherenkov was a physicist at the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, specializing in electromagnetism and instrumentation. He was awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Ilya M. Frank and Igor Y. Tamm "for the discovery and interpretation of the Cherenkov effect."
Important Dates
July 28, 1904Birth, Voronezhskai︠a︡ oblast' (Russia).
1928Obtained BSc in Physics and Mathematics, Voronezh State University (Voronezhskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ universitet), Voronezhskai︠a︡ oblast' (Russia).
1930 – 1967Senior Scientific Officer (1930); Section Leader (1940); and Professor of Experimental Physics (1953-1967), P. N. Lebedev Institute of Physics (Fizicheskiĭ institut imeni P.N. Lebedeva), Moscow (Russia).
1940Obtained Doctorate in Physics-Mathematical Sciences, P. N. Lebedev Institute of Physics (Fizicheskiĭ institut imeni P.N. Lebedeva), Moscow (Russia).
1946Awarded Stalin Prize.
1952Awarded Stalin Prize.
1958Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics with Ilya M. Frank and Igor Y. Tamm "for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect".
1964 – 1970Corresponding and Full Member, USSR Academy of Sciences, Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR.
1977Awarded USSR State Prize.
January 6, 1990Death, Moscow (Russia).
Occupation
Electromagnetism and instrumentation physicist.
Places
Birth
Voronezhskai︠a︡ oblast' (Russia)
Undergraduate Education
Voronezhskai︠a︡ oblast' (Russia)
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Cherenkov, Aleksei
Father.
Cherenkov, Mariya
Mother.
Cherenkov, Marya Putintseva
Wife.
Advisors & Collaborators
Frank, I. M. (Il'ia Mikhailovich), 1908-1990
Awarded 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics with Cherenkov and Tamm "for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect".
Tamm, I. E. (Igor' Evgen'evich), 1895-1971
Awarded 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics with Cherenkov and Frank "for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect".
Vavilov, S. I. (Sergeĭ Ivanovich), 1891-1951
PhD advisor at USSR Academy of Sciences (Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR).
Institutions
Major Positions
Fizicheskiĭ institut imeni P.N. Lebedeva
Obtained Doctorate in Physics-Mathematical Sciences (1940). Senior Scientific Officer; Section Leader; and Professor of Experimental Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Akademiia nauk SSSR
Corresponding and Full Member.
Voronezhskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ universitet
Obtained BSc in Physics and Mathematics (1928).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Russian Academy of Sciences Department of the Mathematical and Natural Sciences records of the of Group of Physics, 1934-1938.
Archive
Russian Academy of Sciences
ul. Novocheremushkinskaia, 34, Moscow, 117218, Russia
Russian Academy of Sciences P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute records, 1933-1980.
Archive
Russian Academy of Sciences
ul. Novocheremushkinskaia, 34, Moscow, 117218, Russia
Published Resources
Subject
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov