Prokhorov

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Prokhorov
       n : Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving
           electrons around atoms led to the development of masers
           and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation
           (1916-2002) [syn: {Aleksandr Prokhorov}, {Aleksandr
           Mikjailovich Prokhorov}]