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Famous Physicists
Physics couldn't exist without physicists who discover the laws that govern our universe. Here you will learn about some of the most famous physicists, and about some who never quite got the popularity they deserved. It will include biographies, quotations, anecdotes, links to writings and papers, and other materials.
- Albert Einstein (9)
- Astronomer Biographies
- Brian Greene (3)
- Famous Inventors
- Galileo Galilei (3)
- Lawrence Krauss (4)
- Michio Kaku (3)
- Niels Bohr (2)
- Richard P. Feynman (9)
- Sir Isaac Newton (6)
- Stephen Hawking (5)
Brian Cox
Brian Cox is known by some as the "rock star physicist," because he is in fact both a rock star and a physicist. He has especially risen to prominence following his work as a project leader at the Large Hadron Collider, in conjunction with a lot of work presenting science to the masses in understandable ways.
Willard S. Boyle
Willard S. Boyle is one of the recipients of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics, for groundbreaking work in developing charge-coupled devices as part of electronic/digital video and imaging systems.
George E. Smith
George E. Smith is one of the team of researchers who developed charge-coupled devices (CCDs) that have brought about a revolution in digital imaging technology. He has received numerous awards for this work, including the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics.
Charles K. Kao
Charles K. Kao is a key figure in the development of fiber optic technologies, and was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for this work.
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography is a portion of the Wolfram Research website that features biographies on several of the more prominent physicists and scientists of history. A very informative site.