Alexander Akhiezer
Alexander Akhiezer · Science & Medicine
Theoretical physicist; plasma physics and quantum electrodynamics
1911, Cherykaw (Cherikov), Russian Empire (now Belarus) — 2000, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Ukraine (Kharkiv)
Alexander Akhiezer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Theoretical physicist; plasma physics and quantum electrodynamics
Alexander Akhiezer was a Soviet and Ukrainian theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to plasma physics, quantum electrodynamics and the physics of nuclear reactions, and co-authored influential textbooks on plasma electrodynamics. He worked for decades at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, training generations of physicists. He was born into a Jewish family.
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Theoretical physicist; plasma physics and quantum electrodynamics
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