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"[This] mosaic of a book conveys well the triumphs, tensions, and twists of fortune in this rarified corner of Soviet life." --Foreign Affairs "These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R." --Publishers Weekly "In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been." --Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award "This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel -- except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world." --Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University "An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment." --Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida "This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period." --Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow "The biographical essays of Buried Glory provide sympathetic but not uncritical portraits of a group of leading Soviet scientists. All of them are interesting figures, as scientists and as human beings. Hargittai, who studied chemistry in the Soviet Union, conveys vividly the science they performed and the conditions under which they worked. Buried Glory throws light on a neglected but extremely important aspect of twentieth-century history. It offers a fascinating insight into science and scientific life in the Soviet Union." --David Holloway, Department of Political Science, Stanford University "Istvan Hargittai's book about the stellar hours of Soviet science is absolutely cogent and authoritative. Thanks to this work, the broader world will be properly informed about the greatness of Soviet science behind the Iron Curtain, about its leaders, their motivations and aspirations, and their achievements in a totalitarian state." --Boris S. Gorobets, Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mineralogy, Moscow Featured in Physics Today. Featured in The Russian Review, "[This] mosaic of a book conveys well the triumphs, tensions, and twists of fortune in this rarified corner of Soviet life." --Foreign Affairs "These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R." --Publishers Weekly "In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been." --Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award "This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel -- except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world." --Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University "An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment." --Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida "This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period." --Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow "The biographical essays of Buried Glory provide sympathetic but not uncritical portraits of a group of leading Soviet scientists. All of them are interesting figures, as scientists and as human beings. Hargittai, who studied chemistry in the Soviet Union, conveys vividly the science they performed and the conditions under which they worked. Buried Glory throws light on a neglected but extremely important aspect of twentieth-century history. It offers a fascinating insight into science and scientific life in the Soviet Union." --David Holloway, Department of Political Science, Stanford University "Istvan Hargittai's book about the stellar hours of Soviet science is absolutely cogent and authoritative. Thanks to this work, the broader world will be properly informed about the greatness of Soviet science behind the Iron Curtain, about its leaders, their motivations and aspirations, and their achievements in a totalitarian state." --Boris S. Gorobets, Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mineralogy, Moscow Featured in Physics Today. Featured in The Russian Review "Hargittai's sample of scientists is a significant one..." --Chemical Heritage, "[This] mosaic of a book conveys well the triumphs, tensions, and twists of fortune in this rarified corner of Soviet life."--Foreign Affairs "These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R."--Publishers Weekly "In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been."--Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award "This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel--except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world."--Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University "An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment."--Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida "This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period."--Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow "The biographical essays of Buried Glory provide sympathetic but not uncritical portraits of a group of leading Soviet scientists. All of them are interesting figures, as scientists and as human beings. Hargittai, who studied chemistry in the Soviet Union, conveys vividly the science they performed and the conditions under which they worked. Buried Glory throws light on a neglected but extremely important aspect of twentieth-century history. It offers a fascinating insight into science and scientific life in the Soviet Union."--David Holloway, Department of Political Science, Stanford University "Istvan Hargittai's book about the stellar hours of Soviet science is absolutely cogent and authoritative. Thanks to this work, the broader world will be properly informed about the greatness of Soviet science behind the Iron Curtain, about its leaders, their motivations and aspirations, and their achievements in a totalitarian state."--Boris S. Gorobets, Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mineralogy, Moscow Featured in Physics Today Featured in The Russian Review "Hargittai's sample of scientists is a significant one..."--Chemical Heritage, "[This] mosaic of a book conveys well the triumphs, tensions, and twists of fortune in this rarified corner of Soviet life."--Foreign Affairs"These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R."--Publishers Weekly"In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been."--Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award"This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel--except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world."--Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University"An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment."--Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida"This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period."--Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow"The biographical essays of Buried Glory provide sympathetic but not uncritical portraits of a group of leading Soviet scientists. All of them are interesting figures, as scientists and as human beings. Hargittai, who studied chemistry in the Soviet Union, conveys vividly the science they performed and the conditions under which they worked. Buried Glory throws light on a neglected but extremely important aspect of twentieth-century history. It offers a fascinating insight into science and scientific life in the Soviet Union."--David Holloway, Department of Political Science, Stanford University"Istvan Hargittai's book about the stellar hours of Soviet science is absolutely cogent and authoritative. Thanks to this work, the broader world will be properly informed about the greatness of Soviet science behind the Iron Curtain, about its leaders, their motivations and aspirations, and their achievements in a totalitarian state."--Boris S. Gorobets, Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mineralogy, MoscowFeatured in Physics TodayFeatured in The Russian Review"Hargittai's sample of scientists is a significant one..."--Chemical Heritage, "[This] mosaic of a book conveys well the triumphs, tensions, and twists of fortune in this rarified corner of Soviet life." --Foreign Affairs "These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R." --Publishers Weekly "In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been." --Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award "This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel -- except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world." --Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University "An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment." --Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida "This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period." --Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow "The biographical essays of Buried Glory provide sympathetic but not uncritical portraits of a group of leading Soviet scientists. All of them are interesting figures, as scientists and as human beings. Hargittai, who studied chemistry in the Soviet Union, conveys vividly the science they performed and the conditions under which they worked. Buried Glory throws light on a neglected but extremely important aspect of twentieth-century history. It offers a fascinating insight into science and scientific life in the Soviet Union." --David Holloway, Department of Political Science, Stanford University "Istvan Hargittai's book about the stellar hours of Soviet science is absolutely cogent and authoritative. Thanks to this work, the broader world will be properly informed about the greatness of Soviet science behind the Iron Curtain, about its leaders, their motivations and aspirations, and their achievements in a totalitarian state." --Boris S. Gorobets, Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mineralogy, Moscow Featured in Physics Today., "These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R." --Publishers Weekly "In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been." --Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award "This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel -- except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world." --Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University "An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment." --Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida "This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period." --Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow, "[This] mosaic of a book conveys well the triumphs, tensions, and twists of fortune in this rarified corner of Soviet life."--Foreign Affairs"These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R."--Publishers Weekly"In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been."--Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award"This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel--except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world."--Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University"An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment."--Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida"This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period."--Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow"The biographical essays of Buried Glory provide sympathetic but not uncritical portraits of a group of leading Soviet scientists. All of them are interesting figures, as scientists and as human beings. Hargittai, who studied chemistry in the Soviet Union, conveys vividly the science they performed and the conditions under which they worked. Buried Glory throws light on a neglected but extremely important aspect of twentieth-centuryhistory. It offers a fascinating insight into science and scientific life in the Soviet Union."--David Holloway, Department of Political Science, Stanford University"Istvan Hargittai's book about the stellar hours of Soviet science is absolutely cogent and authoritative. Thanks to this work, the broader world will be properly informed about the greatness of Soviet science behind the Iron Curtain, about its leaders, their motivations and aspirations, and their achievements in a totalitarian state."--Boris S. Gorobets, Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mineralogy, MoscowFeatured in Physics TodayFeatured in The Russian Review"Hargittai's sample of scientists is a significant one..."--Chemical Heritage, "These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R." --Publishers Weekly, "[This] mosaic of a book conveys well the triumphs, tensions, and twists of fortune in this rarified corner of Soviet life." --Foreign Affairs "These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R." --Publishers Weekly "In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been." --Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award "This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel -- except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world." --Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University "An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment." --Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida "This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period." --Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow, "[This] mosaic of a book conveys well the triumphs, tensions, and twists of fortune in this rarified corner of Soviet life." --Foreign Affairs "These are competent, fact-filled accounts of education, careers, honors, and discoveries, mixed with often-harrowing descriptions of how each scientist either prospered or rebelled in the strange Orwellian world of the U.S.S.R." --Publishers Weekly "In Buried Glory, Istvan Hargittai brings to life 14 outstanding Soviet scientists, and reveals the deadly bureaucracy and terror of the Soviet regime, with imprisonment, murder of family members, and threats being an innate element in their careers. A must-read for anyone with curiosity about our current world, and the one that might have been." --Richard Garwin, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Enrico Fermi Award "This amazing book is a warm, informed, intimate portrait of what it was like to be a scientist in the Soviet Union, written by an insider who knew many of the subjects. Masterfully written, with unforgettable characters and intricate plot, this book delivers all the pleasures of a Russian novel -- except that this tale is true, and had a lasting impact on the modern world." --Robert P. Crease, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University "An honest, detailed, and breathtaking account of the deeds, ideas and fates of outstanding scientists of the former Soviet Union. I wholeheartedly recommend it to a broad readership interested in the history of human accomplishment." --Boris Ya. Zeldovich, Member of the USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences and Professor of Optics and Physics, University of Central Florida "This book introduces a unique constellation of brilliant Soviet scientists, and they are described well. The heroes chosen by Istvan Hargittai were exceptional, and their appreciation was high during the cruel and autocratic Soviet period." --Alexey Semenov, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Moscow "The biographical essays of Buried Glory provide sympathetic but not uncritical portraits of a group of leading Soviet scientists. All of them are interesting figures, as scientists and as human beings. Hargittai, who studied chemistry in the Soviet Union, conveys vividly the science they performed and the conditions under which they worked. Buried Glory throws light on a neglected but extremely important aspect of twentieth-century history. It offers a fascinating insight into science and scientific life in the Soviet Union." --David Holloway, Department of Political Science, Stanford University "Istvan Hargittai's book about the stellar hours of Soviet science is absolutely cogent and authoritative. Thanks to this work, the broader world will be properly informed about the greatness of Soviet science behind the Iron Curtain, about its leaders, their motivations and aspirations, and their achievements in a totalitarian state." --Boris S. Gorobets, Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Mineralogy, Moscow
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Table Of Content
IntroductionPart I: Nuclear Physicists1. Igor Tamm: Exemplary Consistency2. Yakov Zeldovich: Soviet Prometheus3. Andrei Sakharov: Soviet ConsciencePart II: Low-temperature Physicists4. Petr Kapitza: Respected Centaur5. Lev Landau: Genius and Evgenii Lifshits: More than Landau's Pen6. Vitaly Ginzburg: Amateur Astronomer7. Alexei Abrikosov: "Unmanageable"Part III: Chemists and Chemical Physicists8. Nikolai Semenov: Mr. Chain Reaction9. Yulii Khariton: Director of "Los Arzamas"10. Boris Belousov and Anatol Zhabotinsky: "Impossible" Reaction11. Aleksandr Kitaigorodskii: Soviet Maverick12. Aleksandr Nesmeyanov: Brilliant Administrator and Soviet CourtierEpilogueNotesBiographical NamesSome Notable DatesSelect BibliographyIndex
Synopsis
The apex of Soviet science as seen through the lives of twelve of the USSR's most eminent researchersMoscow's Novodevichy Cemetery is the final resting place of some of Russia's most celebrated figures, from Khrushchev and Yeltsin to Anton Chekhov, Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolai Gogol, and Mikhail Bulgakov. Using this famed cemetery as symbolic starting point, Buried Glory profiles a dozen eminent Soviet scientists-nine of whom are buried at Novodevichy-men who illustrate both the glorious heights of Soviet research as well as the eclipse of science since the collapse of the USSR.Drawing on extensive archival research and his own personal memories, renowned chemist Istvan Hargittai bring these figures back to life, placing their remarkable scientific achievements against the tense political backdrop of the Cold War. Among the eminent scientists profiled here are Petr L. Kapitza, one of the most brilliant representatives of the great generation of Soviet physicists, a Nobel-Prize winner who risked his career-and his life-standing up for fellow scientists against Stalin. Yulii B. Khariton, who ran the highly secretive Soviet nuclear weapons laboratory, Arzamas-16, despite being Jewish and despite the fact that his father Boris had been sent to the labor camps. And Andrei D. Sakharov, the "father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb " and a brilliant fighter for human rights, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Along the way, Hargittai shines a light on the harrowing conditions under which these brilliant researchers excelled. Indeed, in the post-war period, Stalin's anti-Semitism and ongoing anti-science measures devastated biology, damaged chemistry, and nearly destroyed physics. The latter was saved only because Stalin realized that without physics and physicists there could be no nuclear weapons.The extraordinary scientific talent nurtured by the Soviet regime belongs almost entirely to the past. Buried Glory is both a fitting tribute to these great scientists and a fascinating account of scientific work behind the Iron Curtain., The apex of Soviet science as seen through the lives of twelve of the USSR's most eminent researchersMoscow's Novodevichy Cemetery is the final resting place of some of Russia's most celebrated figures, from Khrushchev and Yeltsin to Anton Chekhov, Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolai Gogol, and Mikhail Bulgakov. Using this famed cemetery as symbolic starting point, Buried Glory profiles a dozen eminent Soviet scientists - nine of whom are buried at Novodevichy - men who illustrate both the glorious heights of Soviet research as well as the eclipse of science since the collapse of the USSR.Drawing on extensive archival research and his own personal memories, renowned chemist Istvan Hargittai bring these figures back to life, placing their remarkable scientific achievements against the tense political backdrop of the Cold War. Among the eminent scientists profiled here are Petr L. Kapitza, one of the most brilliant representatives of the great generation of Soviet physicists, a Nobel-Prize winner who risked his career - and his life - standing up for fellow scientists against Stalin. Yulii B. Khariton, who ran the highly secretive Soviet nuclear weapons laboratory, Arzamas-16, despite being Jewish and despite the fact that his father Boris had been sent to the labor camps. And Andrei D. Sakharov, the "father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb" and a brilliant fighter for human rights, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Along the way, Hargittai shines a light on the harrowing conditions under which these brilliant researchers excelled. Indeed, in the post-war period, Stalin's anti-Semitism and ongoing anti-science measures devastated biology, damaged chemistry, and nearly destroyed physics. The latter was saved only because Stalin realized that without physics and physicists there could be no nuclear weapons.The extraordinary scientific talent nurtured by the Soviet regime belongs almost entirely to the past. Buried Glory is both a fitting tribute to these great scientists and a fascinating account of scientific work behind the Iron Curtain., A chronicle of the lives of twelve notable and celebrated Soviet scientists from the Cold War era, a time of great scientific achievement in the USSR., Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery is the final resting place of some of Russia's most celebrated figures, from Khrushchev and Yeltsin to Anton Chekhov, Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolai Gogol, and Mikhail Bulgakov. Using this famed cemetery as symbolic starting point, Buried Glory profiles a dozen eminent Soviet scientists-nine of whom are buried at Novodevichy-men who illustrate both the glorious heights of Soviet research as well as the eclipse of science since the collapse of the USSR. Drawing on extensive archival research and his own personal memories, renowned chemist Istvan Hargittai bring these figures back to life, placing their remarkable scientific achievements against the tense political backdrop of the Cold War. Among the eminent scientists profiled here are Petr L. Kapitza, one of the most brilliant representatives of the great generation of Soviet physicists, a Nobel-Prize winner who risked his career-and his life-standing up for fellow scientists against Stalin. Yulii B. Khariton, who ran the highly secretive Soviet nuclear weapons laboratory, Arzamas-16, despite being Jewish and despite the fact that his father Boris had been sent to the labor camps. And Andrei D. Sakharov, the "father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb" and a brilliant fighter for human rights, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Along the way, Hargittai shines a light on the harrowing conditions under which these brilliant researchers excelled. Indeed, in the post-war period, Stalin's anti-Semitism and ongoing anti-science measures devastated biology, damaged chemistry, and nearly destroyed physics. The latter was saved only because Stalin realized that without physics and physicists there could be no nuclear weapons. The extraordinary scientific talent nurtured by the Soviet regime belongs almost entirely to the past. Buried Glory is both a fitting tribute to these great scientists and a fascinating account of scientific work behind the Iron Curtain.
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