Zinaida Yershova
Zinaida Yershova | |
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Ершова, Зинаида | |
| Born | Ershova, Zinaida Vasilyevna Ершова, Зинаида Васильевна October 23, 1904 |
| Died | April 25, 1995 (aged 90) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Vagankovo Cemetery 55°46′05″N 37°32′54″E / 55.76806°N 37.54833°E |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies |
| Known for | Soviet program of nuclear weapons Soviet space program |
| Awards | Stalin Prize (1949, 1951, 1954) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | KB-11 Plant No. 12 First Radium Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Vitaly Khlopin |
Zinaida Vasilyevna Yershova (Russian: Зинаида Васильевна Ершова; 23 October 1904 — 25 April 1995), D.N., was a Russian chemist who spent her entire career in radioactive applications in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons, later in the space program.