Science · 1928–2017

Alexei Abrikosov

Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for his work on superconductivity

Did you know?His father was a renowned physician who performed the autopsy on the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.

Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Абрико́сов; June 25, 1928 – March 29, 2017) was a Russian-American theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physics.

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Born: June 25, 1928 · Moscow, Russia
Died: March 29, 2017
Cause of death: Myocardial infarction
Nationality: Russian
Known for: Science

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Spouse: Svetlana Bunkova

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