Alexander Shikov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Russian scientist
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Place of Birth: Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
About Alexander Shikov
- Alexander Shikov, D.
- Sc.
- (Russian: ????????? ?????; 1948-2013) was a Russian materials scientist. Dr.
- Shikov was a leading scientist in the field of applied superconductivity.
- He developed a large-scale production of niobium-tin (Nb3Sn) and niobium-titanium (NbTi) based superconductors.
- These superconducting materials are used for many applications including MRI, telecommunications systems and research.
- The magnets of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) will feature superconductors developed under Dr.
- Shikov's leadership.
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