Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alexei Abrikosov
Born	Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (1928-06-25)June 25, 1928 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	March 29, 2017(2017-03-29) (aged 88) Palo Alto, California, USA
Citizenship	Soviet Union (1928–1991) Russia (since 1992) United States (since 1999)
Alma mater	Moscow State University USSR Academy of Sciences
Known for	Abrikosov vortex Condensed matter physics
Spouse(s)	Svetlana Yuriyevna Bunkova ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	3
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (2003) ForMemRS (2001) Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Landau Institute Moscow State University Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Argonne National Laboratory

Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Абрико́сов; 25 June 1928 – 29 March 2017) was a Russian and American theoretical physicist. His works were in the field of condensed matter physics.

Abrikosov was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003.

He was of Jewish descent.

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