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Ilya Frank Soviet Physicist

Ilya Frank Soviet Physicist. By Katie Bunde. Background. Ilya Mikhaylovich Frank Born October 23 rd , 1908 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Died in Moscow, Russia in 1990. His Family. Mother Dr. Yelizaveta Mikhailovna Gratsianova Father Mikhail Lyudvigovic Frank (professor of mathematics)

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Ilya Frank Soviet Physicist

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  1. Ilya FrankSoviet Physicist By Katie Bunde

  2. Background IlyaMikhaylovich Frank • Born October 23rd, 1908 in St. Petersburg, Russia. • Died in Moscow, Russia in 1990

  3. His Family Mother • Dr. YelizavetaMikhailovnaGratsianova Father • Mikhail Lyudvigovic Frank (professor of mathematics) Wife • Ella AbramovnaBeilikhis(historian) Son • Alexander

  4. Ilya Frank • Frank attended Moscow State University when he was eighteen. • He studied physics and mathematics. • After he graduated,(1930) he worked at the Institute of Physics.

  5. Ilya Frank • He was in charge of the Atomic Nucleus Laboratory. (Academy of Sciences) • He was a professor at Moscow State University from 1944 until he died.

  6. Nobel Prize • Frank won a jointly awarded Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958. • The award was received for explaining the phenomenon of Cherenkov radiation. • The winners along with Frank were: • Pavel Cherenkov • Igor Tamm

  7. Igor Tamm Pavel Cherenkov

  8. Cherenkov Theory -1934 Pavel Cherenkov discovered: • light is emitted by charged particles traveling at very high speeds through water • Resulted in the discovery of new methods: • Detecting and measuring the velocity of high-speed nuclear particles. • Became of great importance for research in nuclear physics.

  9. Franks Specialties • He specialized in the study of: • gamma rays • neutron beams • electron radiation

  10. Interesting Facts • He was involved in the making of the Soviet uranium-graphite reactor. • Frank also worked with Cherenkov and Tamm with research on electron radiation.

  11. Interesting Facts • He was one of the key developers of the particle accelerators at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. • He was a member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

  12. Bibliography "Ilya Mikhaylovich Frank." EncyclopediaBritannica. 2010. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 22 Feb. 2010 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/217175/Ilya-Mikhaylovich-Frank. "Il'ja Mikhailovich Frank." Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/IFrank.html. "Ilya M. Frank." NNDB: Tracking the entire world. Soylent Communications. Web. 23 Feb. 2010. http://www.nndb.com/people/845/000099548/.

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