Scientists beginning with "D". Biographies of physicists

D’Arsonval, Jacques-Arsène — (8.06.1851-31.12.1940) was a French physicist and physiologist, a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1894) and its president in 1917.
Dalitz, Richard Henry — (born 28.02.1925) is an English theoretical physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1960).
Dalton, John — (6.09.1766-27.07.1844) was an English chemist and physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1822).
Daniell, John Frederic — (12.03.1790—13.03.1845) was an English scientist and inventor, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1813) and its secretary in 1839—45.
Danilov, Vitaly Ivanovich — (10.04.1902-19.03.1954) was a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1951).
Danysz, Marian — (born 17.03.1909) is a Polish physicist and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1961).
Darwin, Charles Galton — (19.02.1887-31.12.1962) was an English theoretical physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1922).
Datsev, Asen Borisov — (born 4.02.1911) is a Bulgarian theoretical physicist and a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1961).
Daunt, John Gilbert — (born 30.06.1913) is an experimental physicist.
Davisson, Clinton Joseph — (22.10.1881—1.02.1958) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Davy, Humphry — (17.12.1778-29.05.1829) was an English chemist and physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1803) and its president in 1820—27.
Davydov, Alexander Sergeyevich — (born 26.12.1912) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1964).
De Gennes, Pierre-Gilles — (born 24.10.1932) is a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1979).
Debye, Peter Joseph William — (24.03.1884—2.02.1966) was a physicist and chemist and one of the founders of the theory of the solid state.
Deluc, Jean André — (8.02.1727-7.11.1817) was a Swiss physicist.
Democritus — (c. 460-370 BC) was an ancient Greek scientist and materialist philosopher, the chief representative of ancient atomism.
Dempster, Arthur Jeffrey — (14.08.1886—11.03.1950) was a Canadian physicist and chemist.
Denisyuk, Yuri Nikolayevich — (born 27.07.1927) is a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1970).
Dennison, David Mathias — (26.04.1900 —3.04.1976) was an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1953).
Deprez, Marcel — (29.12.1843- 16.10.1918) was a French physicist and engineer and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1886).
Desaguliers, John Theophilus — (12.03.1683-29.02.1744) was an English natural philosopher and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1714).
Descartes, René — (Latinised name Cartesius) (31.03.1596-11.02.1650) was a French philosopher, physicist, mathematician and physiologist.
Dewar, James — (20.09.1842–27.03.1923) was an English chemist and physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1877).
Dicke, Robert — (born 6.05.1916) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1967).
Dimov, Gennady Ivanovich — (born 27.12.1927) is a Soviet experimental physicist.
Dirac, Paul Adrien Maurice — (born 8.08.1902) is an English theoretical physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics, and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1930).
Diviš, Prokop — (26.03.1698–21.12.1765) was a Czech physicist.
Djakov, Emil Stefanov — (born 2.03.1908) is a Bulgarian physicist and a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1967).
Dobrotin, Nikolai Alexeyevich — (born 18.06.1908) is a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1967).
Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Mikhail Iosifovich — (2.01.1862–15.02.1919) was a Russian physicist and electrical engineer who laid the foundations of three-phase current engineering.
Dollond, John — (10.06.1706–30.11.1761) was an English optician and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1761).
Doppler, Christian — (30.11.1803–17.03.1853) was an Austrian physicist, mathematician and astronomer, and a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (1848).
Dorfman, Yakov Grigoryevich — (7.04.1898–5.02.1974) was a Soviet physicist and a doctor of physical and mathematical sciences (1934).
Drude, Paul Karl Ludwig — (12.07.1863–5.07.1906) was a German physicist and a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1905).
Du Fay, Charles François — (14.09.1698-16.07.1739) was a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1723).
Duane, William — (17.02.1872–7.03.1935) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1920).
Dufour, Louis — (17.02.1832-14.11.1892) was a Swiss physicist.
Duhamel, Jean-Marie Constant — (5.02.1797-29.04.1872) was a French physicist and mathematician and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1840).
Duhem, Pierre — (10.06.1861 —14.09.1916) was a French theoretical physicist and a historian and philosopher of science, and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1913).
Dulong, Pierre Louis — (12.02.1785-19.07.1838) was a French physicist and chemist, a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1823) and its president (1828).
DuMond, Jesse William — (11.07.1892-4.12.1976) was an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1953).
Dunning, John Ray — (24.09.1907-25.08.1975) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1948).
Dyson, Freeman John — (born 15.12.1923) is an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1964).
Dzhelepov, Boris Sergeyevich — (born 12.04.1910) is a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1953).
Dzhelepov, Venedikt Petrovich — (born 12.04.1913) is a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1966).
Dzyaloshinskii, Igor Ekhielyevich — (born 1.02.1931) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1974).