Российско-венгерский семинар по квантовой оптике

памяти Ан.В.Виноградова (1946-1997)

Память коллег

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Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:44:00 -0500
From: Y.S.Kim 
To: mmanko 
Subject: Russian Seminar in memory of Andrei Vinogradov 
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Dear Margarita,

I am very happy to hear that you have arranged a meeting honoring Andrei 
Vinogradov.  Due to the circumstances beyond my control, I am not able to 
participate in your memorable meeting.

I met Andrei when I visited Moscow in 1990.  I was very happy to see him 
because I knew about him from his papers and his reputation in the United 
States.  After graduating from Moscow State University, Andrei pursued his
graduate study under the excellent guidance of Academician Keldysh.  He was
well groomed to conduct his penetrating research programs.  He published a 
number of seminal papers on interaction of light with electrons within 
dielectric materials, semiconductors, as well as non-linear media.  His 
approach to physics was always to the point while being thoroughly rigorous 
in mathematics. His works are well known among American physicists.

When we met in Moscow in 1990, Andrei explained to me how things work in 
the Soviet system.  He took me to a restaurant and explained to me how the 
restaurant system works in the Soviet Union.  He also told me how airplanes 
are made in the Soviet Union.  While being an excellent scientist, he was 
capable of telling many interesting stories.  In 1991, I invited him to a 
workshop on squeezed states and uncertainty relations which was held at the 
University of Maryland.  His scientific ability and charming personality 
left a lasting impression on many American participants.

As you know, this workshop, thanks to you and Vladimir, later became 
developed into the International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty 
Relations.  I met Andrei again when the fourth meeting of this conference 
series took place in Taiyuan, China.  It was 1995. With his deep knowledge 
of the world and charming personality, Andrei was able to make many Chinese 
happy.

In April of 1997, I heard a sad news from you that Andrei left us at the age 
of 51.  It was particularly sad because I was expecting to see him again in 
Hungary for the fifth meeting of the squeezed state conference.  We all 
missed him there.  It was a great loss to the physics community, because 
he was so young and had many productive years ahead of him.  We will continue 
missing him.

Again I would like to apologize for not being able to be there.  I know most 
of you, and it could have been an excellent opportunity for me to talk about 
Andrei Vladimirovich Vinogradov.

Respectively yours,
Young S. Kim
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Professor Young S.Kim
University of Maryland



            Организаторам и Участникам научной
            конференции, посвященной памяти 
            Андрея Владимировича Виноградова.



Дорогие коллеги и друзья!

От всей души поздравляю вас с открытием конференции, посвященной памяти 
Андрея. Особенно приятно, что она проходит в эти февральские дни, когда 
мы все отмечаем его шестидесятый день рождения.

Желаю вам творческих успехов, новых результатов и открытий в науке, 
которой Андрей посвятил свою жизнь.

Искренне ваш,

Валерий Ковалев

Эдинбург, Шотландия
21 февраля 2006 г.