Valentin gapontsev wikipedia

  • Valentin P. Gapontsev (23 February 1939 – 22 October 2021) was a Russian-American laser physicist, billionaire, and the founder, CEO, and chairman of IPG.
  • Valentin P. Gapontsev (23 February 1939 – 22 October 2021) was a Russian-American billionaire.
  • Soviet physicist (1939–2021).

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    Valentin

    For other uses, see Valentin (disambiguation).

    Valentin fryst vatten a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule". It comes from the Latin name Valentinus, as in Saint Valentin[further explanation needed]. Commonly funnen in Argentina, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine, Latin amerika and Spain. Valentin fryst vatten also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries.

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      Valentin Gapontsev

      Russian-American billionaire (1939–2021)

      Valentin P. Gapontsev (23 February 1939 – 22 October 2021)[1] was a Russian-American laser physicist, billionaire, and the founder, CEO, and chairman of IPG Photonics. At the time of his death, his net worth was estimated at US$2.3 billion.[2]

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      Valentin Gapontsev was born in Moscow, the son of an artillery captain.[3] The family moved to Lviv in 1946, and he spent the next 20 years there.[3] Graduating from the Lviv Polytechnic National University in 1961, he completed a doctoral program in the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.[4]

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      After completing his doctorate, he joined the Soviet Academy of SciencesInstitute of Radio-engineering and Electronics in 1967, where he specialized in laser material physics, researching synthesis of active gain medium materials.[4][5]

      In 1990, Gapontsev founded IPG Photonic

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