Element 114 was named flerovium after the research laboratory at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research bearing his name
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Georgy Flyorov
Georgy Nikolayevich Flerov, also spelled Flyorov, was a Soviet physicist who is known for his discovery of spontaneous fission and his important contribution towards crystallography and material science, for which, he was honored with many awards. In addition, he is also known for his letter directed to Joseph Stalin, during the midst of World War II, to start a program of nuclear weapons in the S…
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science · Soviet physicist (1913–1990) · physicist · inventor · nuclear physicist · chemist · also Georgy Flyorov, Georgy Flerov, Georgy Nikolayevich Flyorov, G.N.Flyorov, Georgii Nikolayevich Flyorov, Flyorov
Born 17 February 1913 · Died 19 November 1990 · Q723033
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1990· 1 entry
Died 1990-11-19.
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1989· 1 entry
Won Kurchatov Medal (1989).
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1946· 1 entry
Awarded Stalin Prize, 2nd degree (1946).
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1939· 1 entry
But discovered spontaneous fission in 1940 with Konstantin Petrzhak in 1940
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1929· 1 entry
Was trained as a mechanic and later as an electrician, first working as a technician at the Kirov Plant
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1913· 1 entry
Born 1913-02-17.
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