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Vitaly Ginzburg

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Scientist

The Resume

    (October 4, 1916-November 8, 2009)
    Born in Moscow, Russian Federation
    Theoretical physicist
    Won the Nobel Prize in physics for contributions to superconductivity (2003)
    Also did work in electromagnetic wave propogation in plasmas and the origin of comsic radiation

Why he might be annoying:

    Along with Andrei Sakharov, he was one of the main creators of the Soviet hydrogen bomb.
    He was simultaneously a member of the board of directors of the Russian Jewish Congress (RJC) and an outspoken atheist.
    He objected to an RJC statement of solidarity because it included a prayer for the well-being of Israel.
    He had bushy eyebrows that look painted on in many photos.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was frequently denied security clearances, partly due to anti-semitism, partly because his wife had spent a year in jail on fabricated charges of plotting to assassinate Stalin.
    He was married to Nina Yermakova for 66 years until his death.
    He was part of the group of scientists that brought down Trofim Lysenko, returning sanity to the science of biology in the USSR.
    After the collapse of communism, he campaigned against anti-semitism and for the human rights movement in Russia.
    He denounced the FSB (successor to the KGB) as harmful to Russia, and its continued expansion as a return to stalinism.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 96 Votes: 64.58% Annoying