Valentin Gapontsev

Summary

Valentin Gapontsev is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Moscow^[2]. He was born on +1939-02-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in United States^[4]. He died on +2021-10-22T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Valentin Gapontsev was born in Moscow^[2].
• Valentin Gapontsev passed away in United States^[4].
• Valentin Gapontsev was born on +1939-02-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Valentin Gapontsev died on +2021-10-22T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Valentin Gapontsev held citizenship in Soviet Union^[8].
• Valentin Gapontsev held citizenship in Russia^[9].
• Valentin Gapontsev held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Valentin Gapontsev worked as a physicist^[6].
• Valentin Gapontsev's field of work was laser science^[11].
• Valentin Gapontsev's field of work was fiber optics^[12].
• Valentin Gapontsev's field of work was optoelectronics^[13].
• Valentin Gapontsev was employed by V.A. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics^[14].
• Valentin Gapontsev was employed by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology^[15].
• Among Valentin Gapontsev's employers was IPG Photonics^[16].
• Valentin Gapontsev's education included a stint at Lviv Polytechnic^[17].
• Valentin Gapontsev received the State Prize of the Russian Federation^[18].
• Valentin Gapontsev received the Arthur L. Schawlow Award^[19].
• Valentin Gapontsev's image is recorded as Gapontsev.png^[20].
• Valentin Gapontsev is recorded as male^[21].
• Valentin Gapontsev's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Valentin Gapontsev's Commons category is recorded as Valentin Gapontsev^[23].
• Valentin Gapontsev earned the academic degree of candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics^[24].
• Valentin Gapontsev's residence is recorded as Worcester^[25].
• Valentin Gapontsev's given name is recorded as Valentin^[26].
• Valentin Gapontsev's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7003852703^[27].

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Origins and Family

Valentin Gapontsev was born in Moscow^[2]. He was born on +1939-02-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Valentin Gapontsev was educated at Lviv Polytechnic^[17]. He earned the academic degree of candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics^[24].

Career and Affiliations

Valentin Gapontsev's professions included physicist^[6]. Fields of work include laser science^[11], a branch of physics^[28]; fiber optics^[12], a branch of physics^[29]; and optoelectronics^[13], a branch of science^[30]. Employers include V.A. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics^[14], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science^[31], in Soviet Union^[32], founded in 1953^[33]; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology^[15], a national research university^[34], in Russia^[35], founded in 1946^[36], headquartered in Dolgoprudny^[37]; and IPG Photonics^[16], a business^[38], in Russia^[39], founded in 1990^[40], headquartered in Oxford^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include State Prize of the Russian Federation^[18], a national award^[42], in Russia^[43], founded in 1992^[44] and Arthur L. Schawlow Award^[19], a science award^[45], in United States^[46].

Death and Burial

Valentin Gapontsev died on +2021-10-22T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in United States^[4].

Why It Matters

Valentin Gapontsev ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Valentin Gapontsev born?

Valentin Gapontsev was born in Moscow^[2].

Where did Valentin Gapontsev die?

Valentin Gapontsev passed away in United States^[4].

What did Valentin Gapontsev do for work?

Valentin Gapontsev worked as physicist^[6].

Where did Valentin Gapontsev go to school?

Valentin Gapontsev was educated at Lviv Polytechnic^[17].

What awards did Valentin Gapontsev receive?

Honors received include State Prize of the Russian Federation^[18] and Arthur L. Schawlow Award^[19].