Pyotr Kapitsa Net Worth

Pyotr Kapitsa was a Russian physicist born on July 8, 1894. He is best known for his discovery of superfluidity, for which he was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics. He worked for over a decade with Ernest Rutherford, another Nobel laureate, and made significant contributions to the field of physics.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 8, 1894
Birth Place Russia
Age 125 YEARS OLD
Died On Apr 8, 1984 (age 89)
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

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About

Russian Physicist who won the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering superfluidity. He worked for over a decade with fellow Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford.

Before Fame

His research at Cambridge University in England led him to discover a way to more efficiently make liquid helium.

Trivia

He went to visit the USSR from Cambridge in 1934, but was not allowed to return, and thus spent the rest of his life in Moscow.

Family Life

He married Anna Alekseevna Krylova, daughter of another noted Russian academic and the couple had two sons, Sergei and Andrei, together.

Associated With

He had a falling out with the head of the Russian secret police and survived because Joseph Stalin picked Pyotr's side in the dispute.