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Lev Artsimovich

1909-02-12 – 1973-03-01

USSR stampCredit: USSR Post

Life & Legacy

Lev Andreyevich Artsimovich (Russian: Лев Андреевич Арцимович, February 25, 1909 – March 1, 1973), also transliterated Arzimowitsch, was a Soviet physicist known for his contributions to the Tokamak— a device that produces controlled thermonuclear fusion power.
Prior to conceiving the idea on nuclear fusion, Artsimovich participated in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons, and was a recipient of many former Soviet honors and awards.

Occupation & Career

physicist, inventor, university teacher

Education

Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Belarusian State University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Stalin Prize; USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Lenin Prize; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; State Stalin Prize, 1st degree; tokamak

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Hero of Socialist Labour · Lenin Prize · Order of Lenin · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Stalin Prize · State Stalin Prize, 1st degree · USSR State Prize

Employer

Ioffe Institute · MSU Faculty of Physics · National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute · National Research Nuclear University · Saint Petersburg State University

Organizations & Memberships

Academy of Sciences of the USSR · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · German Academy of Sciences at Berlin · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences · Russian Academy of Sciences