Zhores Ivanovich Alferov
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Zhores Ivanovich Alferov is a Nobel Prize winning Russian physicist who was born in 1930 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR. He developed an interest in semiconductors while studying at Ul'yanov Electro technical Institute and upon receiving his BS degree, he joined Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute as a junior researcher. He was part of a team of young scientists who were asked to build a special semiconductor device for the first Soviet atomic submarine, and Alferov was honored for his contribution. He earned his candidate degree three years later and his PhD after twelve years. He has authored 4 books, 400 articles, and made 50 inventions, and has been honored with many state honors.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day March 15, 1930
Birth Place Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union, Russian
Age 93 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries
Alma mater Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI" (old name V. I. Ulyanov Electrotechnical Institute "LETI")
Known for Heterotransistors
Spouse(s) Tamara Darskaya (m. 1967)
Awards Global Energy Prize (2005) Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2001) Nobel Prize in Physics (2000) Demidov Prize (1999) Ioffe Prize (Russian Academy of Sciences, 1996) USSR State Prize (1984) Lenin Prize (1972) Stuart Ballantine Medal (1971) Order of Lenin (1986)
Fields Applied physics
Institutions Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute

💰 Net worth

Zhores Ivanovich Alferov, a renowned Russian physicist, is anticipated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024. Alferov's exceptional contributions to the field of physics, particularly in semiconductor physics and heterostructure research, have garnered him international recognition and acclaim. His pioneering work in the development of the heterojunction transistor, which ultimately led to advancements in modern technologies, earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000. Alferov's invaluable contributions to the scientific community combined with his prestigious accolades make him a highly regarded figure in the world of physics.

Biography/Timeline

1947

Alferov was born in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union, to a Belarusian father, Ivan Karpovich Alferov, a factory manager, and a Jewish mother, Anna Vladimirovna Rosenblum. Zhores was named after French socialist Jean Jaurès while his older brother was named Marx after Karl Marx. In 1947 he completed high school 42 in Minsk and started Belarusian Polytechnic Academy. In 1952, he graduated from V. I. Ulyanov (Lenin) Electrotechnical Institute in Leningrad. Since 1953 he has worked in the Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences. From the Institute, he earned several scientific degrees: a Candidate of Sciences in Technology in 1961 and a Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics in 1970. He has been Director of the Institute from 1987 to 2003. He was elected a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1972, and a full member in 1979. From 1989, he has been Vice-President of the USSR Academy of Sciences and President of its Saint Petersburg Scientific Center. Since 1995 he is a member of the State Duma on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. In 2000 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Herbert Kroemer, "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and optoelectronics".

1962

Since 1962, he has been working in the area of semiconductor heterostructures. His contributions to physics and Technology of semiconductor heterostructures, especially investigations of injection properties, development of lasers, solar cells, LED's, and epitaxy processes have led to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics.

1995

Alferov was elected to the Russian Parliament, the State Duma in 1995 as a deputy for the political party Our Home is Russia, generally considered to be supportive of the policies of President Boris Yeltsin. In 1999 he was elected again, this time on the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He was re-elected in 2003 and again in 2007, when he was placed second on the party's federal electoral list behind Gennady Zyuganov and ahead of Nikolai Kharitonov, even though he is not a member of the party. He was one of the signers of the Open letter to the President Vladimir V. Putin from the Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences against clericalisation of Russia.

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