Yerevan Physics Institute
Encyclopedia
Yerevan Physics Institute is a research and development
institute, located in Yerevan
, Armenia
. It was founded in 1942 as a branch of Yerevan State University
by brothers, Abraham Alikhanov
and Artem Alikhanian
. It is often referred to by the acronym YerPhI (ԵրՖԻ).
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
institute, located in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. It was founded in 1942 as a branch of Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents , and 360 assistant lecturers...
by brothers, Abraham Alikhanov
Abraham Alikhanov
Abraham Isahakovich Alikhanov was a Soviet Armenia physicist, academic, and member of the USSR Academy of Sciences...
and Artem Alikhanian
Artem Alikhanian
Artem Isahaki Alikhanian was a Soviet Armenian physicist, one of the founders and first director of the Yerevan Physics Institute, a correspondent member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR , academic of the Armenian Academy of Sciences. USSR State Prizes , Lenin Prize...
. It is often referred to by the acronym YerPhI (ԵրՖԻ).