Nuclear Power
Helps invent the hydrogen bomb
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov Biography and Timeline
Follow Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov through 11 dated historical records for Russia.
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1948–1975Years on this page
1948
1949
Layer Cake Thermonuclear Design
Develops a layered design concept for an early Soviet thermonuclear device.
Sloika Concept
The achievement marks sloika concept as an important Russian scientific milestone.
1950
Magnetic Fusion Confinement
The achievement marks magnetic fusion confinement as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Tokamak Concept
Co-proposes the tokamak approach for confining hot plasma with magnetic fields.
1953
Invention of Hydrogen Bomb
Helps Russia test its own Hydrogen bomb
Role range: 1917-1991
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Appointed Member of Soviet Academy of Sciences
Role range: 1917-1991
RDS-6s Test
Contributes to the design tested as the Soviet Union's first thermonuclear device.
Soviet Thermonuclear Device
The achievement marks soviet thermonuclear device as an important Russian scientific milestone.
1975
Nobel Prize
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, founder of the Soviet human rights committee
Politics
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, founder of the Soviet human rights committee
Records, sources and methodology
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