With whom did Prokhorov share the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964?
Nikolay Basov and Charles Hard Townes
Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr
Enrico Fermi and Werner Heisenberg
Robert Oppenheimer and Richard Feynman
Answer
Prokhorov shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 with Nikolay Basov and Charles Hard Townes for their research on masers and lasers. The maser is a device that amplifies microwaves using stimulated emission of radiation, and the laser is a device that amplifies light using the same principle. Prokhorov's work on masers and lasers helped to lay the foundation for the development of these important technologies.
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