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This timeline lists significant discoveries in physics and the laws of nature, including experimental discoveries, theoretical proposals that were confirmed experimentally, and theories that have significantly influenced current thinking in modern physics. Such discoveries are often a multi-step, multi-person process.
The first Solvay Conference was held in Brussels in 1911 and was considered a turning point in the world of physics and chemistry. In 1903, Mikhail Tsvet invented chromatography, an important analytic technique. In 1904, Hantaro Nagaoka proposed an early nuclear model of the atom, where electrons orbit a dense massive nucleus.
Achievements in physics Europe: Gribov Medal: European Physical Society: Work in theoretical elementary particle physics or quantum field theory Europe: Hannes Alfvén Prize: European Physical Society: Achievements which have shaped the plasma physics field or are expected to do so in future Europe: High Energy and Particle Physics Prize ...
Von Laue, Max (1950) History of Physics: Academic Press. Weaver, Jefferson H., ed. (1987). The World of Physics. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-49931-9. A selection of 56 articles, written by physicists. Commentaries and notes by Lloyd Motz and Dale McAdoo. de Haas, Paul, "Historic Papers in Physics (20th Century)".
The American National Medal of Technology and Innovation. This is a list of notable awards for specific areas of science and technology.Typically these lists give the country of the sponsoring organization, the award name, sponsor name and a description of the award criteria.
[10] The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics named 2005 the "World Year of Physics" in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of the annus mirabilis papers. [13] The chemical element 99, einsteinium, was named for him in August 1955, four months after Einstein's death.
A golden age of physics began with the simultaneous discovery of the principle of the conservation of energy in the mid-19th century. [7] [8] A golden age of physics was the years 1925 to 1927. [9] The golden age of nonlinear physics was the period from 1950 to 1970, encompassing the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem and others. [10]
A maximum of three Nobel laureates and two different works may be selected for the Nobel Prize in Physics. [12] Compared with other Nobel Prizes, the nomination and selection process for the prize in physics is long and rigorous. This is a key reason why it has grown in importance over the years to become the most important prize in Physics. [13]