Prokhorov is a complete biography
The Encyclopedia Prokhorov, Alexander Mikhailovich was born on July 11, Atertone, Queensland, Australia in the family of a Russian worker-revolutionary. After the October Revolution, in the city, the Prokhorovs lived in Orenburg the hometown of his mother, then in Tashkent Uzbekistan, and in the city of Alexander Prokhorov entered the Physics Department of the Leningrad State University of LSU; now-St.
Petersburg State University, which he graduated in the city of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; The topic of the dissertation: "Synchrotron radiation of electrons in a cyclotron in a centimeter wave of waves." Professor during the Great Patriotic War since October in February from G. to Gg. Lomonosov Moscow State University. He was the deputy chairman of the All -Union Scientific Council on Radiophysics and Radio Engineering, a member of the Bureau of the Department of General and Applied Physics of the Academy.
He held the position of academician-secretary of the department of general physics and astronomy in E GG. He was the chairman of the Sovetskaya Encyclopedia Scientific and Editorial Council, the chief editor of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, then the Chairman of the Scientific and Editorial Council of the Scientific Publishing House "Big Russian Encyclopedia" The Organizer and Chief Editor of the International Scientific Journal of Laser Physics was part of the editorial board of many scientific journals.
He headed the National Committee of Soviet Physicists subsequently - the National Committee of Russian Physicists; From G. Alexander Prokhorov - one of the founders of quantum electronics and laser physics, a specialist in the field of quantum radio engineering and electronics. Together with the Soviet physicist, Nikolai Basov, formulated the basic principles of quantum strengthening and generating electromagnetic waves that formed the basis of the creation of the first quantum generator of Mazer on ammonia, proposed the use of a ruby electronics, put forward the idea of open resonators used in laser technology, and the idea of creating a gas -dynamic laser opened a light -hydraulic effect together with Gurgen Askaryan and George Shipulo and the phenomenon of the multi -fuel of the wave beam in a non -linear environment died on January 8 G.
Twice Hero of Socialist Labor, a gentleman of the five orders of Lenin,, marked by the gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation for fundamental research in the field of quantum electronics, which led to the creation of lasers and masters in the city of Mandelstam and Golden Medal to them. Lomonosov, the author of a number of fundamental works on the creation of powerful lasers of infrared and visible radiation, on nonlinear optics, resonant and non -insanny interaction of powerful laser radiation with the substance.
Son - Cyril Rod.