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Nikolay Cheburkin

Nikolay Cheburkin is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nikolay Cheburkin rather than just read about it. In short: Nikolay Vsevolodovich Cheburkin (Russian: Николай Всеволодович Чебуркин; May 3, 1941, Orsk, Orenburg Oblast – December 20, 2021, Moscow) was a Russian scientist and inventor in the field of laser physics. He was the head of various research institutes and companies depending on the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

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Reference excerpt

Nikolay Vsevolodovich Cheburkin (Russian: Николай Всеволодович Чебуркин; May 3, 1941, Orsk, Orenburg Oblast – December 20, 2021, Moscow) was a Russian scientist and inventor in the field of laser physics. He was the head of various research institutes and companies depending on the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Cheburkin was a Doctor of Sciences (Doktor nauk) in physical and mathematical sciences, as well as a professor. Throughout his career, his work was awarded numerous state prizes: the USSR State Prize, the Prize of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, the State Prize of the Russian Federation. He was also an Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, an Honoured Inventor of the RSFSR and a member of the Russian Academy of Engineering. Cheburkin is the author of numerous scientific patents, articles and publications.

Biography Cheburkin was born born in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, into a family of doctors and teachers. He later moved to Moscow to complete graduate studies in physics. In 1964, he graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute with a degree in Applied Physical Optics. From 1964 to 1966, he worked at KB IVIS (Zelenograd, Moscow), and from 1967 to 1970 at Vympel NPO (Moscow). During this period, he was a PhD student at Lomonosov Moscow State University (1966–1969), and an engineer at Lomonosov University until 1970. In 1970, he started working at NPO Astrofizika, first as a team supervisor, before attaining the position of deputy general director of research, and later becoming the head and chief designer of the Granat Design Bureau. In 1993, he became general director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "V.K. Orlov Granat High-Energy Laser Design Bureau". In parallel, he headed the department of high-power lasers at MIREA - Russian Technological University. Cheburkin trained several dozen specialists in the fields of laser physics and laser technologies. Collaborators, colleagues: N. D. Ustinov, V. K. Orlov, P. V. Zarubin, I. N. Matveev.

Businesses and positions OKB Granat for high-energy lasers: general director, general engineer-constructor State Scientific Center for Laser Systems of the Russian Federation Astrofizika: chief engineer-constructor, head of the Center for Joint Projects

Academic degrees and titles 1987: Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Doctor nauk) 1990: Professor

Awards, Prizes 1978: Laureate of the USSR State Prize 1990: Medal "Veteran of Labor" 1997: Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" 2000: Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Nikolay Cheburkin

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Nikolay Cheburkin claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Nikolay Cheburkin before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Nikolay Cheburkin ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Nikolay Cheburkin

In research: Nikolay Cheburkin appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nikolay Cheburkin in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nikolay Cheburkin is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1941 births, 2021 deaths, 20th-century Russian scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Nikolay Cheburkin outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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