They had a Carl Sagan, too
August 21, 2012 4:28 PM   Subscribe

Sergey Petrovich Kapitsa (1928-2012), scientist, television personality, pacifist. The son of a Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, Kapitsa's research drifted from physics into demography and mathematical population modeling, having spoken alongside Sagan in the Club of Rome. Kapitsa is better known, however, as the host of Evident, but incredible, which catapulted him into the figure of a public ambassador of science and eventually the longest-running television host in the history of Russia. Kapitsa also left a minor mark as a filmmaker, with his "Sea of Japan" arriving second to Jacques Cousteau in Cannes.
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I got this guy confused with his papa! I only know from Pyotr -- thanks for this.
posted by samofidelis at 9:44 PM on August 21, 2012


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posted by bigZLiLk at 4:19 AM on August 22, 2012


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