Alexander Prokhorov Scientist

Alexander Mikhaylovich Prokhorov, or Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov, (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Про́хоров; 11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was a Soviet physicist known for his pioneering research on lasers and masers for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 with Charles Hard Townes and Nikolay Basov.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 11, 1916
Birth place	Australia , Atherton Queensland
Nationality	Soviet Union
Date of death	January 08, 2002
Place of death	Moscow , Russia
Known for	Laser Maser