Alexander F. Andreev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alexander F. Andreev

Russian theoretical physicist

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1939

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Profession: physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alexander Fyodorovich Andreev (Russian: ????????? ????????? ???????, born 1939 in Leningrad) is a Russian theoretical physicist best known for explaining the eponymous Andreev reflection.
Andreev was educated at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, starting in 1959 and graduating ahead of schedule in 1961, having been mentored by Landau.Since 1979, Andreev has been a professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
He focuses on the physics of superconductivity, quantum liquids and solids, surface phenomena, and magnetism. Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1991—2013).