Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (1916–2020) was a prominent Russian physicist known for his significant contributions to various fields of theoretical physics, particularly in condensed matter physics and superconductivity. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003, along with Alexei Abrikosov and Anthony Leggett, for their pioneering work on the theory of superconductors and superfluids.

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Vitaly Ginzburg by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-10-31
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A physicist who headed the Lebedev institute’s theoretical physics department from 1971 to 1988.[ref]
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Portrait of Vitaly Ginzburg
. Woodruff T. Sullivan III; NRAO/AUI Archives, Sullivan Collection; rights NRAO/AUI/NSF. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source.
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