# Valentin Gapontsev

> Soviet physicist (1939–2021)

**Wikidata**: [Q4133497](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4133497)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Gapontsev)  
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