ACTIVE VOCABULARYGive synonyms or close meanings of the following words and word combinations and try to pronounce them correctly: Prominent, to be expelled, fortress, science, scientist, scientific, founder, nuclear, to establish, incredible, to devote to, to defend, defence, entirely, technology, common knowledge, device, valve, to transmit, to prove, to disprove, capable, to list.
Below is a text about one of the most famous Russian scientists, Pyotr Kapitsa. Before reading try to answer the questions: What field of science did he work in? What did he prove? What institute in Moscow is named after him?
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