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Igor Tamm

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-discovered Cherenkov radiation

Did you know?During the Russian Revolution, he reportedly avoided execution by correctly calculating a mathematical formula for a rebel leader who doubted his identity.

Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm (Russian: И́горь Евге́ньевич Тамм; 8 July 1895 – 12 April 1971) was a Soviet physicist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Pavel Cherenkov and Ilya Frank, for their 1934 discovery and demonstration of Cherenkov radiation.

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Born: July 8, 1895 · Vladivostok, Russia
Died: April 12, 1971
Cause of death: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Nationality: Soviet
Known for: Science, Technology

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Spouse: Nataliya Shuyskaya
Child: Evgeni Tamm

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