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Lev Davidovich Landau
Full Name of the recipient | Lev Davidovich Landau |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
Year of Award | 1962 |
Share in Award | 100.0% |
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Motivation for the Award | for his pioneering theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium |
Affiliation at the Time of Award | Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSR |
Place of Birth | Baku, Russian Empire (now known as Azerbaijan AZE) |
Date of Birth | 22 January 1908 |
Age at the time of Award | 53 years |
Place of Death | Moscow, USSR RUS |
Date of Death | 1 April 1968 |