Vitaly Ginzburg, Nobel-winning Russian physicist, dies at 93

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Ginzburg wrote several groundbreaking studies in quantum theory, astrophysics, radio-astronomy and diffusion of cosmic radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. (Tatyana Makeyeva, AFP/Getty Images / November 9, 2009)

From Bloomberg

Vitaly Ginzburg, a co-winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in physics who helped to develop the hydrogen bomb, died in Moscow yesterday at the age of 93, the Russian Academy of Sciences said in a statement today.

Ginzburg shared the Nobel Prize with Alexei Abrikosov and Anthony Leggett for "pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids," according to the Nobel Web site.

For his work in developing thermonuclear weapons Ginzburg received the Stalin Prize and the Order of Lenin, according to his biography on the Russian Academy of Sciences Web site.

Ginzburg's contributions to physics also included groundbreaking work in quantum theory, optics, radio astronomy and the origin of cosmic rays. He published more than 450 scientific works, including more than 10 monographs and textbooks, the academy said. [link]

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