Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Lev Davidovich Landau Biography and Timeline

Follow Lev Davidovich Landau through 3 dated historical records for Russia.

Lev Davidovich Landau, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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1956–1962Years on this page

1956

Fermi Liquid Theory of Electrons

Physicist · Moscow · Science / Physics

Develops the Fermi-liquid description of interacting electrons in metals as long-lived quasiparticles near the Fermi surface.

1962

Condensed Matter Theory

Theoretical Physicist · Stockholm · Science / Physics

The achievement marks condensed matter theory as an important Russian scientific milestone.

Nobel Prize in Physics

Theoretical Physicist · Stockholm · Science / Physics

Receives the Nobel Prize for pioneering theories of condensed matter.

Records, sources and methodology

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