Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharov awarded Nobel Peace Prize 40 years ago today (Oct 9 1975)


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(Thursday, October 9, 1975)Andrei Sakharov, the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb who incurred governmental wrath by becoming the Soviet Union’s most outspoken proponent of civil liberties, won the Nobel Peace Prize today.