Författare: Vladimir E Fortov

Vladimir Fortov is a renowned physicist, a former president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a former minister of science and technology and the Russian deputy prime minister. He is currently a professor and a head of department at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He has received many awards including the A P Karpinsky International Scientific Award in Physics and Chemistry, the P Bridgeman Prize for Achievements in High Pressure Physics and the Max-Plank award in physics for pioneering investigations of strongly coupled plasmas.