Andrei Sakharov
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by RobSmith (talk | contribs) at 20:22, May 1, 2025. It may differ significantly from current revision.
Andrei Dmitriyevich Sakharov (1921-1989) was a Russian physicist, designer of the Soviet hydrogen bomb known as the Tsar Bomba and, later in his life, an anti-nuclear and anti-Communist activist.
During his time as a physicist, he helped create the hydrogen bomb during the burgeoning Cold War. However, he began to speak out against Communist repression, causing him to be imprisoned during the 1980s. He was award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 "for his opposition to the abuse of power and his work for human rights."[1]
Andrei Sakharov was an atheist.[2]