Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Evgeny Velikhov, 2000Biographical NoteNuclear Scientist.
Scope and ContentsFamily history; childhood in Moscow, Russia; interest in science at early age; education at Moscow State University; research on plasma physics; visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology; earthquake prediction on Sakhalin Island; experiences at Chernobyl Nuclear Facility; reform toward liberal government in USSR; 1983 US - USSR teleconference; student exchange programs between US and USSR; work on The Vega Project; research on personal computer technology; receipt of US visa under President Clinton; personal views on patriotism and nationalism.
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