Alexander Prokhorov

Alexander Prokhorov
Alexander Prokhorov
Александр Прохоров
	Prokhorov in 1964
Born	Alexander Michael Prochoroff; 11 July 1916; Atherton, Queensland, Australia
Died	8 January 2002 (aged 85); Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Known for	Lasers and masers
Spouse	Galina Shelepina (m. 1941)
Children	1
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1964); Lomonosov Gold Medal (1987); Frederic Ives Medal (2000); Demidov Prize (2001);
Academic background
Education	Cand. Sc., Lebedev Physical Institute; Dr. Sc., Lebedev Physical Institute;
Thesis	Theory of Stabilization of Frequency of a Tube Oscillator in the Theory of a Small Parameter (1946)
Academic work
Discipline	Optics
Sub-discipline	Laser science
Institutions	Lebedev Physical Institute; Moscow State University; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology;
Doctoral students	Nikolay Basov

Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov (born Alexander Michael Prochoroff; Russian: Александр Михайлович Прохоров; 11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was an Australian-born Soviet physicist and researcher whose work focused on quantum electronics. His most famous and well-known works were on optics and electromagnetic research. He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 with Charles Hard Townes and Nikolay Basov for his fundamental work that led to the development of the laser and the maser.