Yuri Orlov
- Born: August 13, 1924 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Education
- 1952: BSc, Physical-Technical Institute, Moscow
- 1958: PhD, Yerevan Physics Institute
- 1963: PhD, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk
Major Positions
- 1952–1956: Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Researcher, Theoretical Department
- 1956–1970: Yerevan Physics Institute, Chief, Electromagnetic Internation Laboratory
- 1963–1964: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Chief, Electromagnetic Interaction Laboratory
- 1970–1972: Yerevan Physics Institute, Professor and Chief, Electromagnetic Interaction Laboratory
- 1972–1973: Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism and Dissemination of Radio Waves, Moscow, Researcher
- 1973–1977: Freelance
- 1977–1984: Labor Camp Prisoner
- 1984–1986: Siberian Exile
- 1987–2008: Cornell University, Senior Scientist, Laboratory of Nuclear Studies
- 2008–present: Cornell University, Professor of Physics and Government
Other Positions
- 1973–1977: Amnesty International, Member and Co-Founder, Soviet Chapter
- 1976–1977: Moscow Helsinki Group, Founder and Member
- 1988–1989: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Visiting Scientist
Selected Awards and Honors
- 2006: American Physical Society, Andrei Sakharov Prize
Archival Resources
Scientists for Sakharov, Orlov and Shcharansky Records, Stanford University, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Yuri Orlov, Dangerous Thoughts: Memoirs of a Russian Life (New York: William Morrow and Co., 1991)
