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Igor Kurchatov
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (12 January 1903 – 7 February 1960), was a Soviet physicist who played a central role in organizing and directing the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons, and has been referred to as "father of the Russian atomic bomb".
Kurchatov Institute
The (National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute") Russia's leading research and development institution in the field of nuclear energy.
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