Science · Technology · 1894–1984
Pyotr Kapitsa — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 26 June 1894 · Died: 8 April 1984 · Age at death: 89
How old was Pyotr Kapitsa when he died?
Pyotr Kapitsa died aged 89. He was born on 26 June 1894 and died on 8 April 1984.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who studied low-temperature physics
Did you know?He spent many years working at the University of Cambridge before being detained in the Soviet Union during a visit home.
Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (Russian: Пётр Леонидович Капица; Romanian: Petre Capița; 9 July 1894 – 8 April 1984), also known as Peter Kapitza, was a Russian and Soviet physicist, whose research focused on low-temperature physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1978.
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- Age at death
- 89
- Would be
- 132
- Years since death
- 42
- Born
- June 26, 1894 · Kronstadt, Russia
- Died
- April 8, 1984
- Cause of death
- Stroke
- Nationality
- Soviet
- Known for
- Science, Technology
Family
- Father
- Leonid Kapitsa
- Mother
- Olga Ieronimovna Kapitsa
- Spouse
- Anna Krylova
- Children
- Andrey Kapitsa, Sergey Kapitsa
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