Lev Landau date of birth:
January 22, 1908
How old was Lev Landau when died?
60
Where was Lev Landau born?
Baku, Azerbaijan
When did Lev Landau die?
April 1, 1968
Where did Lev Landau die?
Moscow, Russia
Lev Landau body shape:
Slim
What color are Lev Landau's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Lev Landau's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Lev Landau gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Lev Landau?
Jewish
What is Lev Landau's ethnicity?
White
What is Lev Landau nationality?
Russian
What is Lev Landau's occupation?
Scientist
Short Biography
Lev Davidovich Landau (Russian: Ле́в Дави́дович Ланда́у; January 22 [O.S. January 9] 1908 – 1 April 1968) was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. His accomplishments include the independent co-discovery of the density matrix method in quantum mechanics (alongside John von Neumann), the quantum mechanical theory of diamagnetism, the theory of superfluidity, the theory of second-order phase transitions, the Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity, the theory of Fermi liquid, the explanation of Landau damping in plasma physics, the Landau pole in quantum electrodynamics, the two-component theory of neutrinos, and Landau's equations for S matrix singularities. He received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of a mathematical theory of superfluidity that accounts for the properties of liquid helium II at a temperature below 7000217000000000000♠2.17 K (7000216999999999995♠−270.98 °C).