What scientific concentration was Prokhorov recognized for?
Quantum Physics
Relativity
Lasers and Masers
Genetics
Answer
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov was a Soviet physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 with Charles Townes and Nikolai Basov for their work in developing the maser and the laser. The maser is a device that amplifies electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation, and the laser is a type of maser that emits light waves.
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