Evgeny Velikhov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Evgeny Velikhov

Soviet physicist

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1935

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: politician, physicist, nuclear physicist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov (born on February 2, 1935; in Russian: ??????? ???????? ???????) is a physicist and scientific leader in the Russian Federation.
His scientific interests include plasma physics, lasers, controlled nuclear fusion, power engineering and magnetohydrodynamics (high-power pulsed MHD generators).
He is the author of over 1500 scientific publications and a number of inventions and discoveries. He currently holds the post of president of the Kurchatov Institute (named after Igor Kurchatov) and first Secretary (head) of the Public Chamber of Russia.
He is a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and has been the vice-president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.