Vladimir Veksler (March 3, 1907, Zhytomyr, now Ukraine - September 22, 1966, Moscow) was a prominent Soviet experimental physicist. Veksler's family moved from Zhytomir to Moscow in 1915. In 1931 he graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. Since 1936 he worked in Lebedev Physical Institute, being involved in particle detector development and study of cosmic rays. Wikipedia
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