Historical Figure
Andrei Sakharov
d. 1989
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist (1921–1989)
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Key Dates
Death
1989 December 14, 1989 →Biography
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was a Soviet physicist and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, which he was awarded in 1975 for emphasizing human rights around the world.
Timeline
The Soviet Union launches RDS-37, a 1.6 megaton two stage hydrogen bomb designed by Andrei Sakharov. The bomb was dropped over Semipalatinsk.
November 22 →Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end the nuclear arms race.
October 9 →Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from exile in Gorky.
December 19 →More from the Late 20th Century
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