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Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm

1895–1971

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Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm (1895–1971) was a Soviet physicist and Nobel laureate, best known for co-discovering the Cherenkov effect and contributing to quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, and the theory of radiation. He was a key figure in the Soviet atomic bomb project and a vocal advocate for scientific integrity and international cooperation.

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Electrodynamics of Anisotropic Media (with I. M. Frank)
On the Theory of the Cherenkov Effect (Nobel Lecture, 1958)
Quantum Mechanics and the Foundations of Physics (essay collection)
The Problem of Elementary Particles (lecture series)
Relativistic Quantum Theory (with V. L. Ginzburg)

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