Georgy Kurdyumov
Georgy Kurdyumov | |
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| Born | Georgy Vyacheslavovich Kurdyumov February 14, 1902 |
| Died | July 6, 1996 (aged 94) |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Alma mater | Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Known for | Kurdyumov-Sachs (K-S) orientation |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Metallurgy |
Georgy Vyacheslavovich Kurdyumov (Russian: Георгий Вячеславович Курдюмов; 14 February 1902 – 6 July 1996) was a Soviet metallurgist and physicist. He went on to become one of the most famous metallurgist of his time in the Soviet Union. When the Institute of Solid State Physics was established on February 15, 1963, he was one of the main organizers of the institute.