Buried glory: portraits of Soviet scientists

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Contents Introduction Part I Nuclear Physicists Chapter 1 Igor Tamm: Exemplary Consistency Chapter 2 Yakov Zeldovich: Soviet Prometheus Chapter 3 Andrei Sakharov: Soviet Conscience Part II Low-temperature Physicists Chapter 4 Petr Kapitza: Respected Centaur Chapter 5 Lev Landau: Genius & Evgenii Lifshits: More than Landau's Pen Chapter 6 Vitaly Ginzburg: Amateur Astronomer Chapter 7 Alexei Abrikosov: Part III Chemists and Chemical Physicists Chapter 8 Nikolai Semenov: Mr. Chain Reaction Chapter 9 Yulii Khariton: Director of Chapter 10 Boris Belousov & Anatol Zhabotinsky: Reaction Chapter 11 Aleksandr Kitaigorodskii: Soviet Maverick Chapter 12 Aleksandr Nesmeyanov: Brilliant Administrator and Soviet Courtier Epilogue Notes Biographical Names Some Notable Dates Select Bibliography Index

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