What was Alexander Prokhorov's field of study?
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Alexander Prokhorov was a Russian physicist who is best known for his work on masers and lasers. He shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nikolai Basov and Charles Townes for their work on masers. Prokhorov also made significant contributions to the development of microwave spectroscopy and radio astronomy.
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