Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov is the creator of the Soviet atomic bomb, the main element of the nuclear deterrent weapon.
In 1934, he defended his dissertation, received the degree of Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. And in 1935 he was awarded the title of professor in this field of science.edited The Great Patriotic War interrupted Kurchatov's research. He leaves his developments and is engaged in protecting ships from magnetic mines by demagnetizing the ship's hull. His invention saved the lives of many sailors of the Soviet Navy during the war. Not a single ship with a demagnetized hull was blown up by a mine.
During the Great Patriotic War, he received the medal "For the Victory over Germany" and the medal "For the Defense of Sevastopol". Kurchatov's research allowed the Soviet Union to become a great nuclear power, which saved the world from World War III. Kurchatov always considered his main task to be the application of his developments for the service of the national economy, their use for peaceful purposes, and not for destruction.
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