Kurchatov
[koo r-chah-tawf, -tof; Russian koor-chah-tuh f] /kʊərˈtʃɑ tɔf, -tɒf; Russian kurˈtʃɑ təf/
noun
1.
Igor Vasilievich
[ee-guh r-vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈi gər vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–60, Soviet nuclear physicist.
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