Pavle Savic
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Pavle Savić was a Serbian physicist and chemist.
Born in Thessaloniki
, Savić graduated with a degree in physical chemistry from the University of Belgrade
in 1932. In 1939, he received a 6 month scholarship from the French government for studying at the Institut du Radium; instead of 6 months, Savić stays for 4 years in France
. In the years 1937 and 1938, he worked with Irène Joliot-Curie
and Frédéric Joliot-Curie
on research action of neutrons on the heavy elements. It was an important step in the discovery of nuclear fission
. Together with Irène Joliot-Curie, Savić was nominated for Nobel Prize in Physics
.
When World War II
began, Savić left France and came back to Yugoslavia
to fight as a partisan
against German occupation.
After the war he was one of the first promoters of the idea of constructing the Vinca Nuclear Institute
in Vinča
. He was the principal of the Institute Vinča (in that time called INS "Boris Kidrič
") 1960-1961
. In 1966 he returned to his position at his alma mater, the University of Belgrade
, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Physical Chemistry and Department of Physics (now Faculty of Physics).
He was the president of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
from 1971 to 1981.
He was active till his last days. He published his last scientific paper a few months before his death, at the age of 85, in Belgrade.
Born in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Savić graduated with a degree in physical chemistry from the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
in 1932. In 1939, he received a 6 month scholarship from the French government for studying at the Institut du Radium; instead of 6 months, Savić stays for 4 years in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. In the years 1937 and 1938, he worked with Irène Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie was a French scientist, the daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. This made the Curies...
and Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie , born Jean Frédéric Joliot, was a French physicist and Nobel laureate.-Early years:...
on research action of neutrons on the heavy elements. It was an important step in the discovery of nuclear fission
Nuclear fission
In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts , often producing free neutrons and photons , and releasing a tremendous amount of energy...
. Together with Irène Joliot-Curie, Savić was nominated for Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
.
When World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
began, Savić left France and came back to Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
to fight as a partisan
Partisans (Yugoslavia)
The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans were a Communist-led World War II anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia...
against German occupation.
After the war he was one of the first promoters of the idea of constructing the Vinca Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute is a nuclear physics research institution near Belgrade, in Serbia.-History:The Institute was originally established in 1948 as the Institute for Physics. In 1953 it was renamed in favour of Boris Kidrič. Several different research groups started in the 1950s, and two...
in Vinča
Vinca
Vinca is a genus of six species in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus .-Description:Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems 1–2 m long...
. He was the principal of the Institute Vinča (in that time called INS "Boris Kidrič
Boris Kidric
Boris Kidrič was a leading Slovenian Communist who was, jointly with Edvard Kardelj, one of the chief organizers of the Partisan struggle in Slovenia from 1941 to 1945....
") 1960-1961
. In 1966 he returned to his position at his alma mater, the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Physical Chemistry and Department of Physics (now Faculty of Physics).
He was the president of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most prominent academic institution in Serbia today...
from 1971 to 1981.
He was active till his last days. He published his last scientific paper a few months before his death, at the age of 85, in Belgrade.
External links
- About Pavle Savic on serbian science portal Viva fizika
- Institute for Nuclear Sciences - Vinča (Belgrade suburb)
- Institute for Physics, Belgrade
- Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade
- in German, but also links to English pages
- Velikani vremena... (in Serbian)
- about professor Pavle Savić
- A CHRONOLOGY OF THE ATOMIC VIEW OF NATURE