Background
Kapitza, Sergey Petrovich was born on February 14, 1928 in Cambridge, England. Arrived in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1935. Son of Peter L. and Anna A. (Kriloff) Kapitza.
Kapitza, Sergey Petrovich was born on February 14, 1928 in Cambridge, England. Arrived in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1935. Son of Peter L. and Anna A. (Kriloff) Kapitza.
Graduate, Moscow Aeronautical School, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Institute Geophysics, Moscow, 1953. Doctor of Science, Joint Institute Nuclear Physics, Dubna, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1961.
Engineer Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, Jukovskii, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1949-1951. Researcher Institute Geophysics, Moscow, 1951-1953. Senior scientist Institute Physical Problems, since 1953.
Associate professor Moscow Institute Physics and Technology, 1956-1965, professor, 1965-1998, Russian New University, since 1997. Moderator (national television) Science and Society, Moscow, since 1973. Participant Pugwash conferences on science and world affairs, since 1970.
Member Presidential Committee on Culture and Arts, Moscow, 1996-2000. Member International Federation Aeronautical Sciences, Euro Asian Physical Society (president since 1993), Association Learned and Engineering Societies (vice president 1993), Academy Natural Sciences (vice president since 1990), planetary Society (advisory council 1992), Academy Europaea, Union of Science Societies (vice president 1999), Club of Rome, World Academy Arts and Sciences, Manchester Literary and Phil. Society, International Academy Humanism, Nikitski Club (president 2001).
Married Tatiana A. Damir, October 11, 1949. Children: Feodor, Maria, Barbara.