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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 .
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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.
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.
"in recognition of his work on the role played by protozoa in causing diseases" [19] 1908 Élie Metchnikoff (1845–1916) Russia "in recognition of their work on immunity" [20] Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) Germany: 1909 Emil Theodor Kocher (1841–1917) Switzerland "for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland" [21] 1910
John Hunter (1728–1793) — father of modern surgery, famous for his study of anatomy; Kurt Julius Isselbacher (1928–2019) — Former editor of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, prominent Gastroenterologist, founder of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Association of American Physicians Kober Medal winner
Title page of the 1859 Murray edition of the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.. Lists of important publications in science cover publications in various fields of science that have introduced a major new topic, made a significant advance in knowledge or have significantly influenced the world.
Axel Brunger — developed the free R cross-validation index and the X-PLOR/CNS software for macromolecular crystallography; Carlos Bustamante (Peruvian-born American, 1951–) — known for single-molecule biophysics of molecular motors and biological polymer physics