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First paragraph modernization. Apr 25, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 11, 2024
Anniversary information added. Feb 26, 2024
Add new Web site: American Institute of Physics - Chronobiography of Zh. I. Alferov. Jan 08, 2022
He died on March 1, 2019. Mar 02, 2019
Add new Web site: RT Russiapedia - Biography of Zhores Alfyorov. Oct 17, 2014
Media added. Nov 28, 2012
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Zhores Ivanovich Alferov. Jul 03, 2011
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Zhores Alferov. Jul 03, 2011
New article added. Sep 07, 2001
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