A prokhorov
[proh-kuh-rawf, -rof; russian praw-khuh-ruh f] /ˈproʊ kəˌrɔf, -ˌrɒf; russian ˈprɔ xə rəf/
noun
aleksandr mikhailovich
[al-ig-zan-der mi-kahy-luh-vich,, -zahn-;; russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər mɪˈkaɪ lə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (show ipa), 1916–2002, russian physicist: n-bel prize 1964.
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