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Pavel Cherenkov Scientist

Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (Russian: Па́вел Алексе́евич Черенко́в, 1904–1990) was a Soviet physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 with Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm for the discovery of Cherenkov radiation, made in 1934.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 15, 1904
Birth place	Voronezh Oblast , Russian Empire
Nationality	Russians
Date of death	January 06, 1990
Place of death	Moscow , Russia , Soviet Union
Education	Voronezh State University
Known for	Cherenkov radiation

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