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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)
Leonard Susskind (/ ˈ s ʌ s k ɪ n d /; born June 16, 1940) [2] [3] is an American theoretical physicist, Professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University and founding director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. His research interests are string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum ...
Hispanic and Latino American physicists (21 P) Jewish American physicists (154 P) + American women physicists (1 C, 485 P, 1 F) A. American astrophysicists (2 C, 304 ...
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.
Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson (June 8, 1936 – June 15, 2013) was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitions—illuminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism.
Pages in category "American astrophysicists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 303 total. ... Tom Murphy (physicist) Ruth Murray-Clay
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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. He is a professor emeritus in the school of natural sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton . [ 4 ]