Vladimir Braginsky
Vladimir Braginsky | |
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| Born | Vladimir Borisovich Braginsky 3 August 1931 |
| Died | 29 March 2016 (aged 84) Moscow, Russia |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| Known for | Quantum nondemolition measurement Gravitational waves measurement |
| Awards | Humboldt Prize by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1993) Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum Physics Experimental gravitation |
| Institutions | MSU Faculty of Physics |
Vladimir Borisovich Braginsky (3 August 1931 – 29 March 2016) was a Russian experimental and theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), and foreign member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
He worked in the areas of precision and quantum measurements, the detection of gravitational waves, systems with low dissipation, and fundamental thermodynamic fluctuations.