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Definition of Sakharov
1. Noun. Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sakharov
Literary usage of Sakharov
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S by Glenn E. Schweitzer (2004)
"DISSIDENTS, REFUSENIKS, AND THE EXILE OF ANDREY Sakharov During the 1970s and
1980s, human rights became an important dimension of the US-Soviet ..."
2. Whither Human Rights in Russia: Hearing Before the Commission on Security edited by Christopher H. Smith (1999)
"ELENA BONNER, CHAIR, THE ANDREI Sakharov FOUNDATION, AND ONE OF THE ORIGINAL
MEMBERS OF THE MOSCOW HELSINKI GROUP I want to use my remarks to discuss a ..."
3. Revealing the Hidden Nature of Space And Time: Charting the Course for by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Sakharov also conceived the idea of building a toroidal magnetic coil (tokamak) to
... But particle physicists also know Sakharov for a daring cosmological ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"On the night of 15 July Sakharov struck heavily at the German line north of Brody,
and captured 13000 prisoners as well as three huge ammunition dumps which ..."
5. The Struggle for a Democracy in Siberia, 1917-1920: Eyewitness Account of a by Paul Dotsenko (1983)
"To calm down the masses we have decided to arrest the one who is responsible for
all this: General Sakharov."36 This action of the chairman of the Council ..."
6. The Crimean Tatars by Alan W. Fisher (1978)
""Andrei Sakharov: the Conscience of a Liberal Scientist. ... 369; complete text
in Andrei D. Sakharov. Sakharov Speaks (New York. l974), p. 95. 56. ..."
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