Pyotr Kapitsa
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1978.
Born: 9, Jul, 1894, Kronshtadt, Russian Empire (now Russia)
Died: 8, Apr, 1984, Moscow, USSR (now Russia)
Prize motivation: "for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low-temperature physics"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSR (now Russia)
Prize share: 1/2