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1916–2009 Russia

Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (October 4, 1916 – November 8, 2009) was a Russian theoretical physicist and astrophysicist and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was the successor to Igor Tamm as head of the Department of Theoretical Physics of the Academy's physics institute (FIAN), and an outspoken atheist.

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The electron paramagnetic resonance discovered by Evgenii Konstantinovich is undoubtedly a first-class thing. It is a pity that nuclear magnetic resonance 'floated away'. Clearly, if Evgenii Konstantinovich had worked in better conditions, he would have done much more.

Every physicist (naturally, this equally applies to other specialities, but I restrict myself to physicists for definitiveness) should simultaneously know, apart from theoretical physics, a wealth of facts from different branches of physics and be familiar with the newest notable accomplishments.

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