Vitaly Ginzburg

Vitaly Ginzburg (birth name: Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg) was born on September 21, 1916, in Moscow, Russian Empire . He held citizenship from the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russia . Ginzburg was known for his work as a physicist, professor, scientist, and inventor . He was educated at Moscow State University and MSU Faculty of Physics .

Ginzburg was advised by Igor Tamm during his doctoral studies . He went on to advise several doctoral students, including Efim Fradkin, Benjamin Fain, Viatcheslav Mukhanov, and Leonid Keldysh .

Throughout his career, Vitaly Ginzburg received numerous awards, such as the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," Order of Lenin, Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945," Lenin Prize, Stalin Prize, and the Lomonosov Gold Medal .

Vitaly Ginzburg passed away on November 8, 2009, in Moscow, Russia .