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Scientist specializing in the field of physics
A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales
Physicist
1961 tragic comedy by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
The Physicists (German: Die Physiker) is a German satirical drama/tragic comedy written in 1961 by Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. The play was mainly
The_Physicists
English physicist and musician (born 1968)
Brian Edward Cox (born 3 March 1968) is an English physicist and musician. He is a professor of particle physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Brian_Cox_(physicist)
Professional qualification
Chartered Physicist (CPhys) is a chartered status and a professional qualification for physicists awarded by the Institute of Physics. It is denoted by
Chartered_Physicist
Health professional who applies physics to medicine
A medical physicist is a health professional with specialist education and training in the concepts and techniques of applying physics in medicine and
Medical_physicist
Indian-American physicist
Triveni Rao is an Indian and American physicist and an expert on physics instrumentation. She is a senior physicist at the Brookhaven National Laboratory
Triveni_Rao
American physicist (born 1993)
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski (born June 3, 1993) is an American theoretical physicist specializing in high energy physics and celestial holography at the Perimeter
Sabrina_Pasterski
Scientific field of study
disciplines. A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a physicist. Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines. Over much of the past
Physics
Branch of physics
When two competing theories account for the same phenomena equally well, physicists generally prefer the simpler one. This instinct goes by the name Occam's
Theoretical_physics
Description of physical properties at the atomic and subatomic scale
a probability amplitude. This is known as the Born rule, named after physicist Max Born. For example, a quantum particle like an electron can be described
Quantum_mechanics
2000 studio album by Devin Townsend
Physicist is the fourth solo album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. The album was released on June 26, 2000, on Townsend's label, HevyDevy Records
Physicist_(album)
Russian-American physicist
Irina Borisovna Novikova (born 1975) is a Russian-American physicist specializing in quantum optics. She is a professor of physics at the College of William
Irina_Novikova_(physicist)
1945–1946 sphere of plutonium
accidents, the core was accidentally put into a critical configuration. Physicists Harry Daghlian (in the first accident) and Louis Slotin (in the second
Demon_core
French physicist (1901–1992)
Francis Perrin (17 August 1901 – 4 July 1992) was a French physicist, who worked on nuclear physics, fission and neutrinos. He was the high-commissioner
Francis_Perrin_(physicist)
American physicist (1910–1989)
Bradford Shockley (February 13, 1910 – August 12, 1989) was an American physicist. He was the manager of a research group at Bell Labs that included John
William_Shockley
American quantum physicist (1943–2019)
Allan Horne (January 18, 1943 – January 19, 2019) was an American quantum physicist, known for his work on the foundations of quantum mechanics. Horne studied
Michael_Horne_(physicist)
Canadian theoretical physicist, author of books on Black Hole physics
Frolov (born October 7, 1946) is a Russian-born Canadian theoretical physicist at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research is concerned with black
Valeri_Frolov_(physicist)
American physicist (1928–2024)
Alan Bicksler Fowler (October 15, 1928 – August 4, 2024) was an American physicist. He was born in Denver, Colorado on October 15, 1928. Fowler served in
Alan_Fowler_(physicist)
American physicist (1943–2021)
pinyin: Lǐ Níng; January 14, 1943 – July 27, 2021) was a Chinese-American physicist. She is known for her research into anti-gravity. In the 1990s, Li worked
Ning_Li_(physicist)
German physicist
21 June 1863 in Gießen; died 12 July 1936 in Weinsberg) was a German physicist. He was the son of the philologist and archaeologist Ludwig Lange and
Ludwig_Lange_(physicist)
Swiss physicist and professor (1900–1965)
Hans Mueller (October 27, 1900 – June 10, 1965) was a Swiss physicist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He created Mueller
Hans_Mueller_(physicist)
German theoretical physicist
Walter Gordon (13 August 1893 – 24 December 1939) was a German theoretical physicist. Walter Gordon was the son of businessman Arnold Gordon and his wife Bianca
Walter_Gordon_(physicist)
Specialist in particle accelerators
An accelerator physicist is a scientist who contributes to the field of accelerator physics, involving the fundamental physical mechanisms underlying
Accelerator_physicist
Following is a list of physicists who are notable for their achievements. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Jules Aarons – United States
List_of_physicists
British physicist (born 1942)
John Clarke (born 10 February 1942) is a British experimental physicist and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is known
John_Clarke_(physicist)
Physicist
Hannes Pichler (born 1986 in Brixen, Italy) is a physicist who works on theoretical quantum information science. He is a professor of theoretical physics
Hannes_Pichler_(physicist)
American physicist (1921–1945)
Krikor Daghlian Jr. (May 4, 1921 – September 15, 1945) was an American physicist with the Manhattan Project, which designed and produced the atomic bombs
Harry_Daghlian
British physicist and academic administrator
Coutts Trotter (1 August 1837 – 4 December 1887) was a British physicist and academic administrator, vice-master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1885
Coutts_Trotter_(physicist)
Italian physicist
Maria "Marilena" Longobardi is an Italian physicist who works in Switzerland in the Department of Physics at the University of Basel, where she is scientific
Maria_Longobardi_(physicist)
British particle physicist
Paul Kalmus OBE HonFInstP (born 25 January 1933), is a British particle physicist, and emeritus professor of physics at Queen Mary, University of London
Peter_Kalmus_(physicist)
British physicist (1939–2024)
George Richard Pickett FRS (10 April 1939 – 21 July 2024) was a British physicist who was Professor of Low Temperature Physics at Lancaster University.
George_Pickett_(physicist)
Branch of applied mathematics
experimental physics, which often requires theoretical physicists (and mathematical physicists in the more general sense) to use heuristic, intuitive
Mathematical_physics
British physicist, engineer and mathematician (1824–1907)
1824 – 17 December 1907) was an Irish-Scottish mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer. Born in Belfast, he was the professor of Natural Philosophy
Lord_Kelvin
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the known theory of relativity. Einstein also
Albert_Einstein
American physicist
Jackson was an American physicist, a professor of physics, and former president of the National Society of Black Physicists. Jackson was born in Columbus
Keith_Jackson_(physicist)
American physicist (1893–1988)
William Ralph Smythe (July 5, 1893 – July 6, 1988) was a physicist at California Institute of Technology. A native of Canon City, Colorado, he graduated
William_Smythe_(physicist)
Hamilton Reynolds (April 3, 1923 – November 4, 2000) was an American physicist and a specialist in mass spectrometry. John H. Reynolds was born (1923-04-03)April
John_Reynolds_(physicist)
British theoretical physicist
John 'Jack' Connor is a British theoretical physicist whose research focussed on understanding the physics of nuclear fusion. After studying for an undergraduate
Jack_Connor_(physicist)
Pakistani physicist
Mohammad Saleem (1934–2 January 2016) was a Pakistani particle physicist and a professor of physics at the Punjab University. He was the founding director
Mohammad_Saleem_(physicist)
American physicist
Bradley Cox is an American physicist, academic and researcher. He is a Professor of Physics and the founder of the High Energy Physics Group at the University
Brad_Cox_(physicist)
German physicist and electrochemist (1840–1910)
Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch (14 October 1840 – 17 January 1910) was a German physicist who investigated the conductive properties of electrolytes and contributed
Friedrich Kohlrausch (physicist)
Friedrich_Kohlrausch_(physicist)
Experimental particle physicist
Wendy Taylor is an Experimental Particle Physicist at York University and a former Canada Research Chair. She is the lead for York University's ATLAS
Wendy_Taylor_(physicist)
German physicist (1855 - 1922)
(13 January 1855 in Konstanz – 17 June 1922 in Karlsruhe) was a German physicist and "father" of liquid crystal. Otto was the son of Franz Xavier Lehmann
Otto_Lehmann_(physicist)
Book by William G. Pollard
Physicist and Christian: A Dialogue Between the Communities (1961) is a book by William G. Pollard. Much of the attention given to the book such as its
Physicist_and_Christian
British theoretical physicist (born 1941)
Sir Michael Victor Berry (born 14 March 1941) is a British theoretical physicist. He is the Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus) at the University
Michael_Berry_(physicist)
British physicist
Ken Riley is a physicist. Ken Riley read mathematics at Clare College, University of Cambridge, and proceeded to a Ph.D. there in theoretical and experimental
Ken_Riley_(physicist)
Canadian physicist
Andrew Kam-hung Ng is a Canadian physicist who is a professor emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced
Andrew_Ng_(physicist)
British physicist (1790–1837)
William Ritchie (1790?–1837) was a Scottish physicist. He was noted as an ingenious experimentalist. Born about 1790, he was educated for the Church of
William_Ritchie_(physicist)
Chinese-American nuclear physicist
Haiyan Gao (Chinese: 高海燕) is a Chinese-American nuclear physicist whose research concerns the structure of nucleons, quantum chromodynamics, and low-energy
Haiyan_Gao_(physicist)
British physicist (1906–1982)
Jackson, OBE, DFC, AFC, FRS (23 June 1906 – 20 February 1982) was a British physicist. Derek Jackson was born in 1906, the son of Welsh businessman Sir Charles
Derek_Jackson
English physicist (1928–2018)
Raymond Neil Wilson (23 March 1928 – 16 March 2018) was an English physicist and telescope optics designer, best known for pioneering the use of active
Raymond_Wilson_(physicist)
Pakistani physicist and a computer programmer
Anwar Ali (born 1943) is a Pakistani physicist and a computer programmer, who served as the Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from
Anwar_Ali_(physicist)
British theoretical physicist
David Tong is a British theoretical physicist. He is a professor at the University of Cambridge, working in the Department of Applied Mathematics and
David_Tong_(physicist)
Israeli theoretical physicist
(Hebrew: דוד אנדלמן; born 17 October 1955) is an Israeli theoretical physicist best known for his contributions to soft matter and biophysics. Andelman
David_Andelman_(physicist)
British physicist
Patrick Gill is a British physicist who is a Senior NPL Fellow in Time & Frequency at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the UK. Gill was educated
Patrick_Gill_(physicist)
Chinese physicist (1929–2025)
Zhou Heng (20 November 1929 – 1 August 2025) was a Chinese physicist specializing in fluid dynamics. Zhou was born in Shanghai, on 20 November 1929, while
Zhou_Heng_(physicist)
Theoretical physicist
Philip C. Schuster is a theoretical elementary particle physicist and chair of the Particle Physics and Astrophysics Department at SLAC National Accelerator
Philip_Schuster_(physicist)
Welsh physicist
Frederick Edwards FRS FLSW (1 February 1928 – 7 May 2015) was a Welsh physicist. The Sam Edwards Medal and Prize is named in his honour. Edwards was born
Sam_Edwards_(physicist)
British physicist (born 1955)
Charles Jonathan Penrose Tennyson FRS (born 11 May 1955) is a British physicist. He is the Massey Professor of Physics (since 2005) and Head of department
Jonathan_Tennyson_(physicist)
South Korean physicist (born 1968)
Hanja: 金必立; born 1968) is a South Korean and American physicist. He is a condensed matter physicist known for study of quantum transport in carbon nanotubes
Philip_Kim_(physicist)
American physicist
David Attwood is an American physicist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked in the field of synchrotron radiation
David_Attwood_(physicist)
American physicist and professor
James Joseph Brady (1904–1993) was a physicist on the faculty of Oregon State University and a Fellow of the American Institute of Physics. James Joseph
James_J._Brady_(physicist)
Swedish physicist
Lars Ivar Samuelson (born 20 December 1948) is a Swedish physicist and professor in nanotechnology and semiconductor electronics at Lund University. In
Lars_Samuelson_(physicist)
American theoretical physicist
Gregory W. Moore is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in mathematical physics and string theory. Moore is a professor in the Physics and
Greg_Moore_(physicist)
French particle physicist (1929–2020)
September 1929 in Paris – 11 November 2020 in Geneva) was a French particle physicist who worked at CNRS and CERN. After studying at the École normale supérieure
André_Martin_(physicist)
American physicist (born 1937)
Robert B. Griffiths (February 25, 1937) is an American physicist at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the originator of the consistent histories approach
Robert_Griffiths_(physicist)
American physicist and author (born 1936)
Nick Herbert (born September 7, 1936) is an American physicist and author, best known for his book Quantum Reality. Herbert studied engineering physics
Nick_Herbert_(physicist)
This list of Russian physicists includes the famous physicists from the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. Contents: A B C
List_of_Russian_physicists
Canadian physicist
Frank Allen, FRSC (1874 – 19 November 1965) was a Canadian academic and physicist, specializing in physiological optics. Born in New Brunswick, Frank Allen
Frank_Allen_(physicist)
British physicist
Douglas Alan Ross FRS (born 9 May 1948) is a British physicist. As of 2017[update] he is Professor Emeritus of physics at the University of Southampton
Douglas_Ross_(physicist)
Materials scientist and physicist
Susanne Stemmer is a materials scientist and physicist who serves as a Distinguished Professor in the Materials Department at the University of California
Susanne_Stemmer_(physicist)
Pakistani theoretical physicist (born 1939)
Ghulam Murtaza (born 3 January 1939), SI, FPAS, is a Pakistani theoretical physicist with a specialization in the physics of ionized plasmas, and is an Emeritus
Ghulam_Murtaza_(physicist)
American physicist and curator (1939–2017)
Lawrence N. Shaw (August 12, 1939 – August 19, 2017) was an American physicist, curator, and artist. Shaw worked at the Exploratorium, a San Francisco
Larry_Shaw_(physicist)
British physicist, professor of physics
Mitchell, CBE FRS (September 25, 1925 – October 30, 2002) was a British physicist, professor of physics at Reading and Oxford, and he helped pioneer the
William_Mitchell_(physicist)
American physicist (1924–2020)
Robert Kemp Adair (August 14, 1924 – September 28, 2020) was an American physicist. He latterly held the position of Sterling Professor Emeritus of physics
Robert_Adair_(physicist)
German theoretical physicist (born 1931)
Harry Paul (born 11 February 1931) is a German theoretical physicist at the Humboldt University of Berlin, where he is emeritus professor of physics.
Harry_Paul_(physicist)
Canadian physicist and professor
Robert Mann is a physicist and University Professor (adjunct faculty) in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo. In April
Robert_Mann_(physicist)
2023 film by Christopher Nolan
It follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Based
Oppenheimer_(film)
British physicist, born 1945
Sir Peter Michael Williams, (born 22 March 1945) is a British physicist. Williams was educated at Hymers College and completed his undergraduate degree
Peter_Williams_(physicist)
Italian experimental physicist
Gianpaolo Bellini (born 1935), is an Italian experimental physicist, Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Milan and emeritus Scientist of
Gianpaolo_Bellini_(physicist)
Italian physicist (born 1934)
Ugo Amaldi; born 26 August 1934, is an Italian physicist, mainly working in the fields of particle and medical physics. Amaldi studied at the University
Ugo_Amaldi_(physicist)
American physicist (1955–2021)
Mark Arthur Reed (January 4, 1955 – May 5, 2021) was an American physicist and professor at Yale University. He is noted particularly for seminal research
Mark_Reed_(physicist)
List of scientists from India
Daulat Singh Kothari, physicist (1906–1993 CE) Vishnu Vasudev Narlikar, physicist (1908–1991 CE) Homi Jehangir Bhabha, nuclear physicist, father of Indian
List_of_Indian_scientists
Physicist and professor
Alexandre Tkatchenko is a physicist at the University of Luxembourg who works in intermolecular interactions, chemical physics, and materials physics
Alexandre Tkatchenko (physicist)
Alexandre_Tkatchenko_(physicist)
British physicist and academic
Fredric William Taylor (24 September 1944 – 16 December 2021) was a British physicist and academic. He was Halley Professor of Physics Emeritus at the University
Fred_Taylor_(physicist)
Study of subatomic particles and forces
has since then denoted the smallest particle of a chemical element, but physicists later discovered that atoms are not, in fact, the fundamental particles
Particle_physics
American theoretical physicist (1911–2008)
Archibald Wheeler (July 9, 1911 – April 13, 2008) was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity
John_Archibald_Wheeler
British-Australian physicist
Walsh FAA FRS (19 December 1916 – 3 August 1998) was a British-Australian physicist, famous for being the originator and developer of a method of chemical
Alan_Walsh_(physicist)
American chemical engineer (born 1968)
John C. Crocker (born 1968 in Stoughton, Massachusetts) is an American physicist and chemical engineer. He is a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular
John_Crocker_(physicist)
English-born Australian physicist
Mason (25 February 1922 – 27 March 1987) was an English-born Australian physicist, educator and science communicator. He was born at St Pancras in London
Peter_Mason_(physicist)
Indian theoretical physicist (1894–1974)
(/ˈboʊs/; 1 January 1894 – 4 February 1974) was an Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics
Satyendra_Nath_Bose
Israeli high-energy physicist
Barak Kol (Hebrew: ברק קול; born August 1968) is an Israeli theoretical physicist who studies fundamental laws, high-energy physics, and general relativity
Barak_Kol_(physicist)
Danish physicist
Steen Rasmussen (born 7 July 1955) is a Danish physicist mainly working in the areas of artificial life and complex systems. He is currently a professor
Steen_Rasmussen_(physicist)
American physicist (born 1939)
Pran Nath is a theoretical physicist working at Northeastern University, with research focus in elementary particle physics. He holds a Matthews Distinguished
Pran_Nath_(physicist)
African American physicist known for work in plasma physics
Robert Anderson Ellis Jr. (1927 – 15 December 1989) was an American physicist and head of experimental projects at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Robert_Ellis_(physicist)
German nuclear physicist (1880–1945)
Gerhard Hoffmann (4 August 1880 – 18 June 1945) was a German nuclear physicist. During World War II, he contributed to the German nuclear energy project
Gerhard_Hoffmann_(physicist)
British mathematical physicist
Peter Goddard CBE FRS (born 3 September 1945) is a British mathematical physicist who works in string theory and conformal field theory. Among his many
Peter_Goddard_(physicist)
Canadian physicist
Robert C. Myers is a Canadian theoretical physicist who specializes in black holes, string theory and quantum entanglement. He served as the director
Robert_Myers_(physicist)
Scottish physicist
(Bill) Cochran FRS FRSE (30 July 1922 – 28 August 2003) was a Scottish physicist. He is best known for "pioneering contributions to the science of X-ray
William_Cochran_(physicist)
Pakistani theoretical physicist (1930–2013)
Riazuddin (10 November 1930 – 9 September 2013) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist, specialising in high-energy physics and nuclear physics. He is considered
Riazuddin_(physicist)
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Norwegian
Norwegian form of Greek SimÅn, SIMEN means "hearkening."
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Australian, Finnish, French, German, Irish, Swedish
Brave Adviser; Strong; Wild; Steadfast; Brave; Strong Willed; Wise; Constant; Diminutive of Conrad
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Welsh
Oracle.
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Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Famous Mountain in Hindu Mythology; High Point
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Lord of Sky (Vyon); Very Special to World (Vyoni); Being Very Nature
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Biblical Hebrew
He that weeps or cries.
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Hindu
Steady mind, Unmoved
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Goddess Lalithamba
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Hindu
Goddess Maha Lakshmi
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Greek
(Ἁνανίας) Greek form of Hebrew Chananya, HANANIAS means "whom Jehovah has graciously given." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the husband of Sapphira, a Christian at Damascus, and a son of Nabadias.
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n.
A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles; -- opposed to vitalist.
n.
A believer in the theory of vitalism; -- opposed to physicist.
n.
One versed in physics.