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Following is a list of physicists who are notable for their achievements. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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.
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1 April 1997 – Comet Hale-Bopp at perihelion 12 April 1633 – Galileo Galilei's trial starts 15 April 1707 – Leonhard Euler's birthday 18 April 1955 – Albert Einstein's death
Arlie Oswald Petters, MBE (born February 8, 1964) is a Belizean-American mathematical physicist, who is the Benjamin Powell Professor of mathematics and a professor of physics and economics at Duke University. [1] Petters became the provost at New York University Abu Dhabi effective September 1, 2020. [2]
The first prize in physics was awarded in 1901 to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, of Germany, who received 150,782 SEK. John Bardeen is the only laureate to win the prize twice—in 1956 and 1972. William Lawrence Bragg was the youngest Nobel laureate in physics; he won the prize in 1915 at the age of 25.
The first season, broadcast from April 25 to May 24, 2010, was released on Blu-ray on February 28, 2012. [6] Since its second season, consisting of eight episodes broadcast between July 11 and August 29, 2012, the show has aired on the Science Channel. [7] The third season aired between July 9 and September 3, 2014. [8]
Chinese theoretical physicist and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics [226] Filippo Zappata: 1894–1994: 100: Italian aircraft designer and pioneer [227] Zhang Guangdou: 1912–2013: 101: Chinese engineer [228] Zhang Tianfu: 1910–2017: 106: Chinese agronomist and tea expert [229] Zhang Xingqian: 1921–2022: 100