Vyacheslav Feodoritov was a co-designer of the first two-stage Soviet thermonuclear device, the RDS-37, and became a chief of laboratory at Arzamas-16, now known as the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics.
10 Facts About Vyacheslav Feodoritov
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Vyacheslav Feodoritov graduated with honours from the Faculty of Physics and Technology of Moscow State University in 1952.
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Vyacheslav Feodoritov became lost on one such trip and - fearful for his future - was aided in his return by locals, later finding from his boss that the KGB had been informed and had organised a search party.
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Vyacheslav Feodoritov worked in this secret institution until the end of his life, starting as a senior laboratory assistant and progressing through to engineer, researcher, head of the research group, senior research fellow and chief of laboratory.
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Vyacheslav Feodoritov took part in the testing of nuclear weapons and was the scientific lead in a number of tests.
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Vyacheslav Feodoritov was part of the team which developed the RDS-220 thermonuclear weapon, the largest ever tested.
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Vyacheslav Feodoritov received his PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences in 1968.
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Later in his career, Vyacheslav Feodoritov was one of the compilers of the Atomic Project of the USSR, specifically Documents and materials.
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Vyacheslav Feodoritov was honoured for his contributions as a scientist in 2000.
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Vyacheslav Feodoritov was regarded as a Father Frost figure, referred to as "Uncle Slava" by friends of his children and the children of colleagues.