Georgy Flyorov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georgy Flyorov

Soviet physicist

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1913

Place of Birth: Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1990

Profession: physicist, inventor, nuclear physicist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Georgy Nikolayevich Flyorov (Russian: ???´???? ??????´???? ??????, IPA: [g??'org??j n??k?'laj?v??t? 'fl??r?f]; 2 March 1913 – 19 November 1990) was a Soviet nuclear physicist who is known for his discovery of spontaneous fission and his contribution towards the physics of thermal reactions.
In addition, he is also known for his letter directed to Joseph Stalin, during the midst of World War II, to start the atomic bomb project in the Soviet Union.In 2012, element 114 was named flerovium after the research laboratory at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research bearing his name.