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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 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to 226 individuals as of 2024. [5] 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.
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.
Pages in category "Lists of physicists" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... List of nominees for the Nobel Prize in Physics; R. Racah ...
The following is a list of Clarivate Citation Laureates in Physics, considered likely candidates to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. [1] Since 2024, 18 of the selected citation laureates starting in 2008 were eventually awarded the Nobel Prize: Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov (2010), Dan Shechtman in Chemistry (2011), Saul Perlmutter, Adam Riess and Brian Schmidt (2011), François Englert ...
1970 Nobel Prize in Physics "for fundamental work and discoveries in magneto-hydrodynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics" Irving Langmuir: coined the term "plasma" to hint at the lifelike behavior of this state of matter. Developed electron temperature concepts and an electrostatic probe, the Langmuir probe.
Distinguished contributions to the application of physics in an industrial, commercial or business context [6] United Kingdom: Harrie Massey Medal and Prize: Institute of Physics: Contributions to physics or its applications (Awarded with Australian Institute of Physics) [7] United Kingdom: Isaac Newton Medal: Institute of Physics ...
Physics award winners (17 C) ... List of physicists This page was last edited on 10 August 2024, at 07:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...