Alexander Mikhajlovich Baldin
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Alexander Mikhajlovich Baldin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Балдин) (February 26, 1926, Moscow — April 29, 2001) was a Russian Soviet physicist
, expert in the field of physics of elementary particles and high energy physics.
After finishing the railway technical school, he studied in the Moscow Institute of Engineers and Transport
, followed by a DSc program in Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
completing in 1949, when he became a professor in Lebedev Physical Institute
. In 1968, he was named the director of Laboratory of High Energy Physics in the Institute for Nuclear Research
(ОИЯИ) in Dubna, where the Soviet nuclear weapons were developed. He was elected a member of Russian Academy of Science and a faculty of Moscow State University
. He was the co-designer of the project of synchrophasotron ОИЯИ (1949). He received the Order of Lenin
(1988).
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, expert in the field of physics of elementary particles and high energy physics.
After finishing the railway technical school, he studied in the Moscow Institute of Engineers and Transport
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering is the leading and largest higher education institution in the field of railway transport in Russia with more than 17,000...
, followed by a DSc program in Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI / NRNU MEPhI, NIYaU MEPhI or MEPhI) is one of the most recognized technical universities in Russia. MEPhI was founded in 1942 as the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Munitions , but it was soon renamed the Moscow Mechanical Institute. Its original mission...
completing in 1949, when he became a professor in Lebedev Physical Institute
Lebedev Physical Institute
The Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , situated in Moscow, is one of the leading Russian research institutes specializing in physics. It is also one of the oldest research institutions in Russia: its history dates back to a collection of physics equipment established by...
. In 1968, he was named the director of Laboratory of High Energy Physics in the Institute for Nuclear Research
Institute for Nuclear Research
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a soviet/russian scientific research centre "for further development of the experimental base and fundamental research activities in the field of atomic nucleus, elementary particle and cosmic ray physics and neutrino...
(ОИЯИ) in Dubna, where the Soviet nuclear weapons were developed. He was elected a member of Russian Academy of Science and a faculty of Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. He was the co-designer of the project of synchrophasotron ОИЯИ (1949). He received the Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
(1988).