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Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa
| Full Name of the recipient | Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1978 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Arno Allan Penzias (25.0%) Robert Woodrow Wilson (25.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low-temperature physics |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSR |
| Place of Birth | Kronshtadt, Russian Empire (now known as Russia RUS) |
| Date of Birth | 9 July 1894 |
| Age at the time of Award | 83 years |
| Place of Death | Moscow, USSR RUS |
| Date of Death | 8 April 1984 |
