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Michio Kaku (Japanese: カク ミチオ, 加來 道雄, / ˈ m iː tʃ i oʊ ˈ k ɑː k uː /; born January 24, 1947) is an American physicist, science communicator, futurologist, and writer of popular-science.
Galileo Galilei, the founder of Modern Science and Physics . Dennis Gabor – Hungary (1900–1979) Nobel laureate; Mary K. Gaillard – France, United States (born 1939) Galileo Galilei – Italy (1564–1642) Luigi Galvani – Italy (1737–1798) George Gamow – Russia, United States (1904–1968) Domenica Garzón – Ecuador (living)
The following is a partial list of notable theoretical physicists. Arranged by century of birth, then century of death, then year of birth, then year of death, then alphabetically by surname. For explanation of symbols, see Notes at end of this article.
Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to string theory, topological quantum field theory, and various areas of mathematics.
Abraham "Avi" Loeb (Hebrew: אברהם (אבי) לייב; born February 26, 1962) is an Israeli and American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology.. Loeb is the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University, where since 2007 he has been Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation at the Center for Astrophysi
Juan Martín Maldacena (born 10 September 1968) is an Argentine theoretical physicist and the Carl P. Feinberg Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. [3]
American nuclear physicist [82] David W. Goodall: 1914–2018: 104: Australian botanist and ecologist [83] John B. Goodenough: 1922–2023: 100: German-American physicist and recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [84] Richard M. Goody: 1921–2023: 102: British-American atmospheric physicist [85] Dieter Grau: 1913–2014: 101: German ...
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.