Samvel Kocharyants
Samvel Grigorievich Kocharyants (Russian: Самвел Григорьевич Кочарянц; Armenian: Սամվել Գրիգորի Քոչարյանց; born 7 January 1909 in Gavar, Russian Empire, died 4 August 1993 in Sarov, Russia) was a Soviet Armenian designer and developer of the first Soviet nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles.[1][2] He was awarded Hero of Socialist Labor twice.
Samvel Kocharyants | |
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| Самвел Кочарянц | |
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| Born | January 7, 1909 |
| Died | August 4, 1993 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Soviet Union |
| Known for | Chief developer of the first Soviet nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labor (1962, 1984) |
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| Institutions | All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF) |
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