Background
Basov, Nikolai Gennadievich was born on December 14, 1922 in Usman, near Voronezh, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Gennadiy Fedorovich and Zinaida Andreevna (Molchanova) Basov.
Basov, Nikolai Gennadievich was born on December 14, 1922 in Usman, near Voronezh, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Gennadiy Fedorovich and Zinaida Andreevna (Molchanova) Basov.
Graduate, Moscow Mechanical Institute, 1950. Canada Physical Mathematics Science, Moscow Mechanical Institute, 1953. D. Physical Mathematics Science, Moscow Mechanical Institute, 1956.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Polish-Military-Technology Academy, 1972. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Jena University, 1974. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Prague Polytechnic Institute, 1975.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University Pavia, Italy, 1977. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Madrid Polytechnic University, 1985., Karl Marx Stadt Technology University, 1988.
With P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences, from 1948, vice director for science work, 1958-1973, head laboratory quantum radio physics, from 1963. Professor solid state physics Moscow Institute Physical Engineers, from 1963. Director P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, 1973-1989, director quantum radiophysics division, 1989-1998.
Scientific leader Institute Quantum Radiophysics, from 1998. Member expert council of prime-minister of Russian Government, since 1991.
Fellow Optical Society American; Indian National Sci. Academy; Amer. Physical Society; 1998; European Academy Scis. and Arts (Salzburg chapter) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `description` = VALUES(`description`); International Academy Scis. (honorary) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `description` = VALUES(`description`); Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Scis. (presidium 1967-90, advisor 1990?Co) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `description` = VALUES(`description`); Academy Natural Scis. of Russian Federation (honorary) Academy Scis. German Dem. Republican; Polish and Czechoslovakian Academy Scis.; German Academy Natural Scis. Leopoldina; Bulgarian Academy Scis.; Royal Swedish Academy Engineering; European Academy Arts; Scis. and Humanities (Paris chapter) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `description` = VALUES(`description`); Academy Scis. Georgia; Academy Scis. Belorussia; fell.; Amer. Physical Society
Author over 500 works. Research on principle of molecular generator, 1952, realized molecular generator on molecular beam of ammonia, 1955, 3-level system for receiving states with inversal population suggested, 1955, proposed use of semiconductors for creation lasers, 1958, realized various types of semiconductor lasers with excitation through p-n junctions, electronic and optical pumping, 1960-1965, research on obtaining short powerful pulses of coherent light. Proposed thermal and chemical methods for laser pumping, 1962, gas dynamic lasers, 1966.Research optical data processing, since 1965. Proposed, 1961, realized thermonuclear reactions by using powerful lasers, 1968. Developed main trends in optical frequency standards, 1967-1968.Inventor electron-beam pumped semiconductor laser projection television, 1968. Proposed, 1966, realized eximer lasers, 1970. Realized stimulation of chemical reactions by infrared laser radiation, 1970.Proposed and realized electro-ionization laser, 1971. Proposed concept of low-entropy compression of high-aspect ratio multilayer thermonuclear targets, 1974, showed possibility of their stable compression, 1983. Realized lasers with long-time stability of 2.10-14, 1982. Chief editor Priroda, 1967-1990, Kvantovaya Elektronika, since 1971.
God can not be proven by science which is the main way we study and understand our universe or natural world.
Marxism–Leninism as the only truth could not, by its very nature, become outdated.
Chairman board All-Union Society, Znanie, 1978-1990, honorary chairman, since 1990. Deputy Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Supreme Soviet, 1974-1989. Member presidium Supreme Soviet, 1982-1989.
Vice president executive council World Federation of Science Workers, 1976-1983. Vice president WFSW, 1983-1990, honorary member, since 1990. Fellow Optical Society of America, Indian National Science Academy, America Physical Society, 1998.
Member European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Salzburg chapter), International Academy of Sciences (honorary), Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences (presidium 1967-1990, advisor since 1990), Academy Natural Sciences of Russian Federation (honorary) Academy of Sciences German Democratic Republican, Polish and Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences, German Academy Natural Sciences Leopoldina, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy Engineering, European Academy Arts, Sciences and Humanities (Paris chapter), Academy of Sciences Georgia, Academy of Sciences Belorussia, fell., America Physical Society, 1998.
Photography, skiing.
Married Ksenia Tikhonovna, February 15, 1927. Children: Gennadiy, Dmitriy.
