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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002655b.htm person Prokhorov Aleksandr Mikhailovich AACR2 11 July 1916 8 January 2002 Place of Birth Atherton, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Russia Physicist Nobel laureate Aleksandr Prokhorov was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1964, with Charles Hard Townes and Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov, for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle. His distinguished career was acknowledged by many other awards, including the Lomonosov Gold Medal, Five Orders of Lenin, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Medal for Valor. A memorial plaque was unveiled in 1987 at his birthplace, Atherton, Queensland. 1939 1939 Education - Graduated with honours in physics from the Leningrad University, USSR 1941 1944 Military service - Second World War. 1944 1946 Career position - Scientist at the Laboratory of Oscillations, USSR Academy of Sciences 1946 1946 Education - Science degree, Lebedev Institute of Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow 1946 1954 Career position - Senior Research Associate at the Laboratory of Oscillations 1948 1948 Award - Mandelstam Prize 1950s 1950s Education - Doctorate, Lebedev Institute of Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences 1954 1973 Career position - Head of the Laboratory of Oscillations 1959 1959 Award - Lenin Prize 1964 1964 Award - Nobel Prize in Physics (jointly with Charles Hard Townes and Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov) - for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle 1966 Award - Full Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences 1969 Career position - Editor-in-chief of the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia 1969 1969 Award - Gold Star of Hero of Socialist Labor 1973 1981 Career position - Chief of the Department of General Physics and Astronomy 1981 Career position - Director of the Institute of General Physics 1986 1986 Award - Gold Star of Hero of Socialist Labor Nobel Laureates, Australia (1901 - )

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 'Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here's how his work is changing the world D'Alessandro, Deanna An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here's how his work is changing the world Melbourne The Conversation Media Group Ltd 2025 The Conversation Book Section: Aleksander Mikhailovich Prokhorov Beale, R Aleksander Mikhailovich Prokhorov Sydney ABIE Australian Business and Investment Explorer 2004 Australia's Nobel Laureates - Adventures in Innovation 64-73 Resource Section: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 'for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle' The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 'for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle' 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Resource Section: Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov - Biography Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov - Biography 1996 Nobel e-Museum The Nobel Foundation Resource: Nobel Australians Australian Academy of Science Nobel Australians Australian Academy of Science 2025