• Family background and early life[edit]. Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was born in Moscow on 21 May 1921, to a Russian family.
  • Virtual Museum of Andrei Sakharov is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the great scientist and human rights activist.
  • But as to social realities, in Sakharov’s words, “My father was afraid that, if I knew too much about Soviet life, I wouldn't be able to get on in this world.
  • Sakharov was awarded the prize in recognition of his struggle against “the abuse of power and violations of human dignity in all its forms.”
  • Sakharov’s demand was fulfilled three months after his death, at least in principle, when the congress declared all political parties equal.
  • Andrei Sakharov was born on May 21, 1921, in Moscow (USSR) and revealed his talent for theoretical physics at an early age. He obtained his doctorate in 1945.
  • Following his marriage in 1943 (he and his wife raised two daughters and a son) Sakharov returned to Moscow in 1945 to further his academic career.
  • In 1949-50 Sakharov became the co-inventor of the controlled hydrogen reaction. Today he is known as "the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb."
  • Andrei Sakharov was one of the Soviet Union's leading physicists and is regarded in scientific circles as the "father of the Soviet atomic bomb."
  • This biography of Andrei Sakharov provides information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.