Yuri Babayev
Yuri Babayev | |
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Бабаев, Юрий Николаевич | |
| Born | May 21, 1928 |
| Died | October 6, 1986 (aged 58) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Kuntsevo Cemetery |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Siglum | Yu.N |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Known for | Soviet atomic bomb project |
| Awards | State Prize of Russia (2000) Hero of Socialist Labor (1962) Lenin Prize (1959) Stalin Prize (1953) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | VNIIEF |
Yuri Nikolayevich Babayev (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Бабаев; 21 May 1928 – 6 October 1986), k.N, was a Soviet physicist who spent a long career in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons, and known as one of the principles who designed the Tsar Bomba, the largest-ever nuclear weapon.