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Physicists

182 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Mikhail LomonosovArtist · PaintingsMikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (–) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science.
Milutin MilankovićAuthor · BooksMilutin Milanković (sometimes anglicised as Milutin Milankovitch; Милутин Миланковић, pron;
Nicanor ParraAuthor · BooksNicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval (5 September 1914 – 23 January 2018) was a Chilean physicist and poet.
Nils StrindbergPhotographer · PhotographyNils Strindberg (4 September 1872 – October 1897) was a Swedish photographer and scientist.
Olfert DapperAuthor · BooksOlfert Dapper (January 1636 – 29 December 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer who wrote books about world history and geography although he never travelled outside the Netherlands.
Oliver LodgeAuthor · BooksSir Oliver Joseph Lodge (12 June 1851 – 22 August 1940) was an English physicist and electrical engineer whose investigations into electromagnetic radiation (EMR) contributed to the…
Paolo GiordanoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Paolo Giordano.
Paul HoffertPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Matthew Hoffert, LLD, CM (born 22 September 1943, in Brooklyn, New York) is a recording artist, performer, media music composer, author, academic, and corporate executive.
Pavel FlorenskyAuthor · BooksPavel Alexandrovich Florensky (also P. A. Florenskiĭ, Florenskii, Florenskij; Pavel Florenski;
Pedro Vicente MaldonadoAuthor · Maps and atlasesPedro Vicente Maldonado y Flores (November 24, 1704 in Riobamba, Royal Audience of Quito (today's Ecuador) – November 7, 1748 in London, England) was an Ecuadorian scientist who…
Peter SalcherPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Peter Salcher
Pierre MéchainAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre François André Méchain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃dʁe meʃɛ̃]; 16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a…
Pierre-Simon LaplaceAuthor · BooksPierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French polymath, a scholar whose work has been instrumental in the fields of physics, astronomy, mathematics,…
Piet HeinDesigner · Modern designPiet Hein (16 December 1905 – 17 April 1996) was a Danish polymath (mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet), often writing under the Old Norse pseudonym Kumbel, meaning…
Pieter ZeemanPhotographer · PhotographyPieter Zeeman (25 May 1865 – 9 October 1943) was a Dutch experimental physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for their discovery and theoretical…
PosidoniusAuthor · BooksPosidonius (Ποσειδώνιος Poseidṓnios; "of Apamea" (ὁ Ἀπαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ῥόδιος); c.
Randall MunroeArtist · Comics and comic artRandall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984)[1][2] is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd.
René DescartesAuthor · BooksRené Descartes (day-KART, also DAY-kart; French: [ʁəne dekaʁt]; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French polymath, active across philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology,…
Richard FeynmanAuthor · BooksRichard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist.
Robert HookeDesigner · DesignRobert Hooke (18 July 16353 March 1703) was an English polymath who was active as a physicist ('natural philosopher'), astronomer, geologist, meteorologist, and architect.
Robert L. ForwardAuthor · BooksRobert Lull Forward (August 15, 1932 – September 21, 2002) was an American physicist and science fiction writer.
Ruđer Josip BoškovićAuthor · BooksRoger Joseph Boscovich (18 May 1711 – 13 February 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic…
Rudolf KompfnerDesigner · DesignRudolf Kompfner (May 16, 1909 – December 3, 1977) was an Austrian-born inventor, physicist and architect, best known as the inventor of the traveling-wave tube (TWT).
Salomon de CausDesigner · DesignSalomon de Caus (1576, Dieppe – 1626, Paris) was a French engineer and architect.
Samuel Finley Breese MorseArtist · SculptureSamuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter.
Sergey NikitinPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Moscow.
Sigmund RieflerArtist · WatchesSigmund Riefler (9 August 1847 – 21 October 1912) was a German physicist, inventor and precision clockmaker.
Simon SinghPerson · Film memorabiliaSimon Lehna Singh, (born 19 September 1964) is a British popular science author and theoretical and particle physicist.
Simon StevinAuthor · Maps and atlasesSimon Stevin (lang; 1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist.
Spiru HaretAuthor · BooksSpiru C. Haret (ˈspiru haˈret; 15 February 1851 – 17 December 1912) was a Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician.
Stephen HawkingAuthor · BooksStephen William Hawking (8January 194214March 2018) was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology…
Subhash KakAuthor · BooksSubhash Kak is an Indian-American computer scientist and Hindutva historical revisionist.
ThemistiusAuthor · BooksThemistius (Themistios; 317 – c. 388 AD), nicknamed Euphrades (Εὐφραδής, "eloquent"), was a statesman, rhetorician and philosopher.
TheophrastusAuthor · Books371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and naturalist.
Thomas EdisonPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas Alva Edison (February11, 1847October18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution…
Thomas YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Young (13 June 177310 May 1829) was a British polymath who made notable contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony,…
Tito Livio BurattiniAuthor · Maps and atlasesTito Livio Burattini (Tytus Liwiusz Burattini; 8 March 1617 – 17 November 1681) was an inventor, architect, Egyptologist, scientist, instrument-maker, traveller, engineer and nobleman.
Tobias MayerAuthor · Maps and atlasesTobias Mayer (17 February 1723 – 20 February 1762) was a German astronomer famous for his studies of the Moon.
Torahiko TeradaAuthor · BooksTorahiko Terada was a Japanese physicist and author who was born in Tokyo. He was a professor at Tokyo Imperial University, a researcher at RIKEN, and worked on a wide range of topics in…
Tsutomu ShimomuraPerson · Film memorabiliaTsutomu Shimomura is a Japanese-born physicist and computer security expert. He is known for helping the FBI track and arrest hacker Kevin Mitnick.
Vandana ShivaAuthor · BooksVandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalization author.
Vladimir ShukhovPhotographer · PhotographyVladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov (– 2 February 1939) was a Russian and Soviet engineer-polymath, scientist and architect renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for…
William CrookesPhotographer · PhotographySir William Crookes (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was an English chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, now part of Imperial College London, and worked on…
William HerschelPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick William Herschel (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German–British astronomer and composer.
William Luther PierceAuthor · BooksWilliam Luther Pierce III (September 11, 1933 – July 23, 2002) was an American neo-Nazi political activist.
William of OckhamAuthor · BooksWilliam of Ockham or Occam (Guillelmus de Ockham; c. 12879/10 April 1347) was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian.
William Robert GrovePhotographer · PhotographySir William Robert Grove, FRS FRSE (11 July 1811 – 1 August 1896) was a Welsh judge and physical scientist.[1] He anticipated the general theory of the conservation of energy, and was a…
William WhewellAuthor · BooksWilliam Whewell (24 May 17946 March 1866) was an English polymath. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Willy LeyAuthor · BooksWilly Otto Oskar Ley (October 2, 1906 – June 24, 1969) was a German and American science writer and proponent of space exploration and cryptozoology.
Zhu Zaiyu, Prince of ZhengPerson · Music memorabilia

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