
Zhores Alferov
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Zhores Ivanovich Alferov (15 March 1930 – 1 March 2019) was a Russian applied physicist who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics. In 2000, Alferov shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of the semiconductor heterojunction for optoelectronics. He also became a politician in his later life, serving in the State Duma as a member of the Communist Party from 1999.
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Journalism was his first love. What led Nobel Physics Laureate Zhores Alferov to choose science instead
‘So he is Belarusian!’ How Zhores Alferov’s legacy surprises modern students
Zhores Alferov: physicist who provided the molecular foundation for our digital society
ITMO University Scientists Remember Nobel Laureate Zhores Alferov - Университет ИТМО
Zhores Alferov, Nobel-winning physicist who paved way for cellphones, fiber optic communications, dies at 88
Russian Nobel Prize winner Zhores Alferov whose work led to CD player advancements dies at 88: List of his achievements
Zhores Alferov, 88, Dies; Nobel Winner Paved Way for Laser Technology (Published 2019)
Zhores Alferov, Nobel-winning Soviet physicist whose work led to DVDs and cellphones, dead at 88
Russian Nobel Laureate Zhores Alferov, Whose Research Fueled Cell Phone Technology, Dead at 88
President Vladimir Putin met with Nobel Prize winner Zhores Alferov, director of the Ioffe Physics and Engineering Institute - Президент России
Dmitry Medvedev congratulated physicist Zhores Alferov on his 80th birthday - Президент России