Antonia Peeva – Physicists

Created 07.2.2011
Updated 15.2.2024

Biography
Antonia Todorova Peeva
(16.04.1923 – 19.09.2006)

Born:

Nina Peeva was born in Asenovgrad.

Education:

She studied physics and graduated from the Sofia University (1941 – 1946)

She specialised in the Institute of Nuclear Physics at the Jagelon University in Krakow, Poland (1962)

Scientific Research:

She take part in the expedition for measurement quantity of Rd in the rivers near Sofia and in the Black Sea and Varna Like

Investigating gas discharge she improved self-extinguished processesgas and buil improved Geiger-Muller counter for measuring cosmic ray in the Musala station

Professional experience:

Nina Peeva taught physics in the Asenovgrad for a short time She was assistant and associate professor in the chair of nuclear physics at the Sofia University (1947 - 1988) headed by Elisabet Karamichailova at the begining

In the Union of physicists in Bulgaria Nina Peeva was vice president. For a long time she was member of the editorial board of the Bulletin. She initiated creation the physicist club in Sofia

Nina Peeva played the piano and painted graphics and aquarelle

References:

В. Василев. Години катедра Обща физика, Годишник на Софийския университет, 50 години Физически факултет (2015) с. 101-111

Г. Деянова, Възпоменателна вечер по повод 100 годишнината от рождението на доц. Антония Пеева (1923-2006), Светът на физиката, кн 4, 2023, с. 324-326

Л. Спасов, Г. Камишева (съст.), Милко Борисов за себе си и другите за него, Акад. изд. М. Дринов, София, 2008, с. 218

Н. Щърбов, 90 години от рождението на доц. Антония Пеева, Светът на физиката, кн 3, 2013, с. 359-362

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