Russian physicists Nikolai Basov (1922-2001) and Alexander Prokhorov (1916-2002), the founders of quantum electronics, who won the Soviet Union's Lenin prize in 1959 and the world's Nobel prize in 1964.
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 24.04.1959
- Date published: 24.10.2008
- Author: D. Chernov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: 49160, 6x9 film
- Media: JPEG, 3705x2891px, 2.4Mb