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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.
Name of the scientist [1]Life Nationality Name of the constant Isaac Newton: 1643–1727 British: Newtonian constant of gravitation: Leonhard Euler: 1707–1783
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Cultural depictions of physicists (9 C, 5 P) E. Physics educators (4 C, 53 P) F. ... Presidents of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (22 P) T.
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 American Physical Society honors members with the designation Fellow for having made significant accomplishments to the field of physics. [1]The following list includes those fellows selected in the first 50 years of the tradition, that is, from 1921 through 1971.