Lev Artsimovich

Quotes

• “There can be no doubt that our descendants will learn to exploit the energy of fusion for peaceful purposes even before its use becomes necessary for the preservation of human civilization.”
• “Our relationships as experimentalists with theoretical physicists should be like those with a beautiful woman – we should accept with gratitude any favours she offers, but we should not expect too much nor believe all that is said.”
• “Science is a way to pursue one's sense of inquiry at the expense of the State.”

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Key facts

Born

Lev Andreyevich Artsimovich , 25 February 1909, Moscow , Russian Empire

Died

March 1, 1973 (1973-03-01) (aged 64), Moscow, Soviet Union , (Present-day Moscow, Russia)

Resting place

Novodevichy Cemetery

Citizenship

Soviet Union

Alma mater

Belarusian State University

Known for

Soviet atomic bomb project , Inventor of Tokamak , Uranium enrichment

Spouse

Ninel Artsimovich

Awards

Lenin Prize (1966) , Hero of Socialist Labor (1969) , USSR State Prize (1971)

Fields

Physics

Institutions

LFTI , Laboratory No. 2 , Soviet Academy of Sciences

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Image

1974 CPA 4316.jpg

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