Georgy Flerov
Soviet physicist (1913–1990)
Biography
Georgy Nikolayevich Flerov, also spelled Flyorov (Russian: Георгий Николаевич Флёров, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ˈflʲɵrəf]; 2 March 1913 – 19 November 1990), was a Soviet physicist who is known for his discovery of spontaneous fission and his important contribution towards crystallography and material science, for which, he was honored with many awards. In addition, he is also known for his letter directed to Joseph Stalin, during the midst of World War II, to start a program of nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union.
In 2012, element 114 was named flerovium after the research laboratory at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research bearing his name.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Awards & honours (16)
- Stalin Prize, 2nd degree
- USSR State Prize
- Order of Lenin
- Hero of Socialist Labour
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Kurchatov Medal
- D. I. Mendeleyev Gold Medal
- Lenin Prize
- Order of the Red Star
- Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
- Order of Cyril and Methodius
- Friendship Medal
- Medal of Friendship
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution"
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- Georgy Flerov died on November 19, 1990 at the age of 77.
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- Georgy Flerov was born on February 17, 1913.
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- Georgy Flerov was born in Rostov-on-Don.
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- Georgy Flerov is a citizen of Soviet Union.
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