"In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons."

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About Andrei Sakharov

Andrei Sakharov was a Soviet physicist and human rights advocate. He played a central role in the Soviet hydrogen bomb program and later became a prominent dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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