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Lev Artsimovich

1909 - 1973

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Lev Andreyevich Artsimovich (Russian: Лев Андреевич Арцимович, February 25, 1909 – March 1, 1973), also transliterated Arzimowitsch, was a Soviet physicist known for his contributions to the Tokamak— a device that produces controlled thermonuclear fusion power. Prior to conceiving the idea on nuclear fusion, Artsimovich participated in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons, and was a recipient of many former Soviet honors and awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lev Artsimovich is the 567th most popular physicist (down from 547th in 2019), the 1,358th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,344th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Russian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Lev Artsimovich ranks 567 out of 851. Before him are Wander Johannes de Haas, Ernest Marsden, Boris Rosing, Alfred Perot, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, and José Celestino Mutis. After him are Ralph H. Fowler, Willem Hendrik Keesom, John Lennard-Jones, Jakob II Bernoulli, Marietta Blau, and Claude Pouillet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Lev Artsimovich ranks 215. Before him are Mike Todd, Edward Gardère, Irakli Abashidze, Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Hans Hotter, and C. N. Annadurai. After him are John Wright, Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Nikola Vaptsarov, Riccardo Freda, Wang Zhen, and David Miller. Among people deceased in 1973, Lev Artsimovich ranks 157. Before him are Paavo Talvela, Alexander Mosolov, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Mikhail Isakovsky, İbrahim Kaypakkaya, and Nancy Mitford. After him are Israel Albert Horowitz, Kid Ory, Beulah Louise Henry, Willy Fritsch, Winthrop Rockefeller, and Rafael Franco.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Lev Artsimovich ranks 1,358 out of 3,761. Before him are Pavel Lednyov (1943), Andrey Lukanov (1938), Renate Boy (1939), Boris Eikhenbaum (1886), Natalia Vodianova (1982), and Artaxias III (-13). After him are Pyotr Tkachev (1844), Sergei Yursky (1935), Alexander Khalifman (1966), Ernst Neizvestny (1925), Ivan Larionov (1830), and Alexander Rodimtsev (1905).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Russia

Among physicists born in Russia, Lev Artsimovich ranks 33. Before him are Konstantin Novoselov (1974), Yuri Orlov (1924), George Volkoff (1914), Vladimir Steklov (1864), Ludvig Faddeev (1934), and Boris Rosing (1869). After him are Yakov Frenkel (1894), Yulii Khariton (1904), Aleksandr Stoletov (1839), Max Wien (1866), Barys Kit (1910), and Alexander Markovich Polyakov (1945).

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