Samvel Grigorievich Kocharyants (Russian: Самвел Григорьевич Кочарянц; Armenian: Սամվել Գրիգորի Քոչարյանց; born 7 January 1909 in Gavar, Russian Empire, died 4 August 1993 in Sarov, Russia) was a Soviet Armenian designer and developer of the first Soviet nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles.[1][2] He was awarded Hero of Socialist Labor twice.
Samvel Kocharyants | |
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| Самвел Кочарянц | |
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| Born | January 7, 1909 |
| Died | August 4, 1993 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Soviet Union |
| Known for | Chief developer of the first Soviet nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labor (1962, 1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF) |
Awards
Hero of Socialist Labor (2).
Order of Lenin (6).
Order of the October Revolution.
Medal "For Labour Valour".
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin".
Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the RSFSR.
Lenin Prize.
Stalin Prize (3).
USSR State Prize.
