Pyotr Kapitsa
Pyotr Kapitsa | |
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| Пётр Леонидович Капица | |
 Pyotr Kapitsa in 1964 | |
| Born | Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa 8 July 1894 |
| Died | 8 April 1984 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Nationality | Russian, Soviet |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire (1894–1917) → RSFSR (1917–1922) → Soviet Union (1922–1984) |
| Known for | Superfluidity Kapitza's pendulum |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Doctoral students | David Shoenberg |
Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa or Peter Kapitza FRS (Russian: Пётр Леонидович Капица, Romanian: Petre Capița (8 July [O.S. 26 June] 1894 – 8 April 1984) was a Soviet physicist and engineer. He was best known for his work in low-temperature physics. He won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics.
References
- ↑ Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa. Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ "Alsos: Browse Results: People: Kapitza, Peter". alsos.wlu.edu. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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