Andrei Sakharov was born on May 21, 1921. He was a Soviet physicist, academician and politician, lawyer, one of the founders of the first Soviet hydrogen bomb. He was winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1975. His childhood and early youth were spent in Moscow. Sakharov received primary education at home. At the end of high school in 1938, Sakharov received the Physics Department of Moscow State University. In 1942 he graduated with honors from the University. In 1947 he defended his Ph.D. thesis. He fought for peace and freedom. He was sent into exile to Gorky. Died December 14, 1989.
Andrei Sakharov was born on May 21, 1921.
He was a Soviet physicist, academician and politician, lawyer, one of the founders of the first Soviet hydrogen bomb. He was winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1975. His childhood and early youth were spent in Moscow. Sakharov received primary education at home. At the end of high school in 1938, Sakharov received the Physics Department of Moscow State University. In 1942 he graduated with honors from the University. In 1947 he defended his Ph.D. thesis. He fought for peace and freedom. He was sent into exile to Gorky. Died December 14, 1989.