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Did Prokhorov's Nobel prize-winning research take place in the former Soviet Union?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Partially abroad

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Yes, Aleksandr Prokhorov's Nobel prize-winning research took place in the former Soviet Union. He received the prize in 1964 for his work on the maser, which was a type of laser that was used to amplify microwaves. Prokhorov's research was done at the Lebedev Institute of Physics in Moscow, which was one of the leading research institutes in the Soviet Union.
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