Andrei Sakharov Prize (APS)

The Andrei Sakharov Prize is a prize that is to be awarded every second year by the American Physical Society since 2006. The recipients are chosen for "outstanding leadership and/or achievements of scientists in upholding human rights". The prize is named after Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist; since 2007 it has been valued at $10,000.[1]

Recipients

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References

  1. "Andrei Sakharov Prize". aps.org. American Physical Society. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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