Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov Biography and Timeline

Follow Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov through 2 dated historical records for Russia.

Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1949–1949Years on this page

1949

First Soviet Atomic Test

Nuclear Physicist · Semipalatinsk · Science / Physics

Directs the scientific programme producing the first Soviet atomic bomb test.

RDS-1 Test

Nuclear Physicist · Semipalatinsk · Science / Physics

The achievement marks rds-1 test as an important Russian scientific milestone.

Records, sources and methodology

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