A real patriot of science

In the 89th year of his life, an outstanding Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, deputy and public figure, academician Jores Alferov died. Recently, he had health problems.

“I was in the hospital, he was treated. I must say that everything seemed to me, he felt normally, prepared a letter addressed to the president and prime minister about the development of academic science, ”said the head of the Communist Party of the Communist Party Gennady Zyuganov.

He called Alferov the "ambassador of the world", saying that the academician constantly worked on the strengthening of Russian science and education.

“He had many friends all over the planet, including from America,” the politician added.

Later, in the commentary of TASS , the chief physician of the hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where Alferov died, Oleg Chagunava said what the academician died of.

“The cause of death was an acute heart and light deficiency. Death came yesterday, March 1, at 23:40 Moscow time, ”he said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences in connection with the death of Zhores Alferov, the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said this to journalists.

“The head of state noted the enormous contribution of the great Russian scientist to the development of Russian and world science, noted a firm civil position and the role that he played in the public life of the country,” TASS Peskov quotes.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev also recalled the scientific developments of Zhores Ivanovich, without which many modern gadgets would be impossible.

“It was thanks to Alferov that modern lasers, semiconductors, LEDs were created, his works had a huge impact on the development of information technology, the Internet and mobile communications, without which it is impossible to imagine our life today,” Russian newspaper quotes the head of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin sent a telegram to the relatives of Alferov, in which he expressed words of condolences.

“A brilliant mind, organizational talent, devotion to science, perseverance in achieving high goals were won by Zhores Ivanovich Alferov sincere respect in the circle of scientists and our society as a whole,” TASS quotes the message.

The main scientific secretary of the St. Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, whose presidium was headed by Academician Alferov, Grigory Two also said that Zhores Ivanovich "was an excellent organizer of science."

“He did a lot as the chairman of the St. Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and as the rector of the Academic University to preserve, for the development of so many branches of science, and this was not necessarily technical sciences. The real patriot of Russia, the real patriot of Russian science, ”said the interlocutor of the agency .

Assistant scientist Adelin Rubtsova talked about how she worked with the academician.

“When it had not happened for a long time, my depression began. I just wanted to hear it, because he infected everyone with his energy. He had an ocean of ideas. He generated them all the time. He managed to build his university, which was very proud of, ”Rubtsova told the Zvezda television channel.

The administration of St. Petersburg was informed of Interfax , where Zhores Alferov will be buried.

“We confirm that he will be buried in the cemetery in Komarovo. The date of the funeral will be known in the near future, ”said the interlocutor of the agency.

Later, the head of the press service of the Communist Party, State Duma deputy Alexander Yushchenko said that the funeral will be held on March 5, on Tuesday. The ceremony will be attended by a large delegation, headed by Gennady Zyuganov. Farewell to the academician will be held on the same day in the St. Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences from 11:00 to 13:00.

Also, the memory of Zhores Alferov is going to perpetuate in St. Petersburg. About this portal " Moika78 " was told by the chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the city Vyacheslav Makarov. How it will be realized is still unknown.

In turn, the head of the Department of Philosophy of the Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergei Polatayko, suggested assigned the name of the scientist to the institution.

“For all my pedagogical and scientific activity, I did not feel as calm and confident as next to this amazing person. Several times during the joint work I was lucky to communicate directly with Zhores Ivanovich. In the conversation, his judgments were simple and clear. He did not "crush" his authority, and at the same time did not allow stupidity and sloppiness. Communication with him gave joy and inspired to work. Zhores Ivanovich gathered an amazing team of scientists and employees around him, ”Polatayko told the portal“ specifically.ru ”.

Recall that Zhores Alferov became the Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000. Thanks to his work, more advanced semiconductor materials appeared, and on their basis - a wide variety of lasers working under various conditions, LEDs, bipolar transistors, photocells for solar panels.

“Without semiconductor heterostructures, a pioneer in the creation of which was Zhores Alferov, modern life is unthinkable. They are working in computers in computers, satellite television, orbital devices, Internet, household appliances, ” RIA Novosti recalls.