Nuclear Power1948
Helps invent the hydrogen bomb
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Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Russia.
11 records1948–197511 events3 places
Chronological biography
1948
1949
Layer Cake Thermonuclear Design1949
Develops a layered design concept for an early Soviet thermonuclear device.
Sloika Concept1949
The achievement marks sloika concept as an important Russian scientific milestone.
1950
Magnetic Fusion Confinement1950
The achievement marks magnetic fusion confinement as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Tokamak Concept1950
Co-proposes the tokamak approach for confining hot plasma with magnetic fields.
1953
Invention of Hydrogen Bomb12 August 1953
Helps Russia test its own Hydrogen bomb
RDS-6s Test12 August 1953
Contributes to the design tested as the Soviet Union's first thermonuclear device.
Soviet Academy of Sciences12 August 1953
Appointed Member of Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Thermonuclear Device12 August 1953
The achievement marks soviet thermonuclear device as an important Russian scientific milestone.
1975
Nobel Prize1975
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, founder of the Soviet human rights committee
Politics1975
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, founder of the Soviet human rights committee
Titles and roles
Member of Soviet Acad of Sci · Theoretical Physicist
Record provenance
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