Natan Yavlinsky

Natan Yavlinsky
Natan Yavlinsky
Натан Аронович Явлинский
Born	13 February 1912; Kharkiv, Russian Empire
Died	28 July 1962 (aged 50); Gagra, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Soviet
Alma mater	Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute
Known for	Soviet nuclear program; Tokamak; Stellarator;
Awards	Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of the Red Star; Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (1942); Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945); Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945" (1945); Stalin Prize (1949 1958); Lenin Prize (1958);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Kurchatov Institute; USSR Academy of Science; Moscow Power Engineering Institute

Natan Aronovich Yavlinsky (Russian: Натан Аронович Явлинский; 13 February 1912 – 28 July 1962) was a physicist in the former Soviet Union who invented and developed the first working tokamak.