Pyotr Lebedev
Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev | |
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| Born | 24 February 1866 |
| Died | 1 March 1912 (aged 46) Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Education | University of Strasbourg |
| Known for | Demonstration of radiation pressure |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Workplaces | Moscow State University |
| August Kundt | |
Doctoral students | P. P. Lazarev |
Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev (Russian: Пётр Никола́евич Ле́бедев; 24 February 1866 – 1 March 1912) was a Russian physicist. His name was also transliterated as Peter Lebedew and Peter Lebedev. Lebedev was the creator of the first scientific school in Russia.