Which Soviet nuclear physicist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 for his human rights campaign?

Which Soviet nuclear physicist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 for his human rights campaign?

• A. Mikhail Gorbachev
• B. Lev Landau
• C. Andrei Sakharov
• D. Igor Kurchatov

Answer: (C)

Andrei Sakharov is the one who fits this description. He was a leading Soviet nuclear physicist who helped develop the hydrogen bomb, but he later became a prominent dissident and advocate for civil liberties and disarmament. The Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 was awarded to him in recognition of his long, nonviolent campaign for human rights and reforms in the Soviet Union, despite facing political persecution for his views. The other figures are notable in related fields, but they did not receive the 1975 Peace Prize for a human rights campaign.

Andrei Sakharov is the one who fits this description. He was a leading Soviet nuclear physicist who helped develop the hydrogen bomb, but he later became a prominent dissident and advocate for civil liberties and disarmament. The Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 was awarded to him in recognition of his long, nonviolent campaign for human rights and reforms in the Soviet Union, despite facing political persecution for his views. The other figures are notable in related fields, but they did not receive the 1975 Peace Prize for a human rights campaign.