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Igor' Vasil'evich Kurchatov: The scientist and doer (January 12, 1903–February 7, 1960)

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Translated from Yadernaya Fizika, Vol. 66, No. 1, 2003, pp. 3–7.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2003 by Gaponov.

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Gaponov, Y.V. Igor' Vasil'evich Kurchatov: The scientist and doer (January 12, 1903–February 7, 1960). Phys. Atom. Nuclei 66, 1–5 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1540651

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