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Modern physics... and at once the names come to mind of the scientists whose painstaking labour and inquiring minds prepared the splendid present of this ancient science of nature. Here you will find short notes on the biographies of scientists: physicists of the past and the present who each made their contribution to the growth of physics. Every biographical note gives the main facts of the scientist's life and work, together with the results obtained in the fields in which he was active. The section is richly illustrated with portraits, some of them rare. These pages introduce the people who widened the bounds of human knowledge of the world around us, uncovering step by step ever new secrets of nature and its laws.
The faces of some of these scientists can still often be seen in the modern world. Look at the collection "Physicists on banknotes".

Every year new scientists become laureates of the world-famous Nobel Prize. List of Nobel Prize laureates in physics.

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Sudarshan, Ennackal Chandy George

Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan (born 16.09.1931) was an Indian theoretical physicist and a member of the Indian Academy of Sciences.

Sumbaev, Oleg Igorevich

Oleg Igorevich Sumbaev (born 4.02.1930) was a Soviet experimental physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1979).

Supek, Ivan

Ivan Supek (born 18.04.1915) was a Yugoslav physicist and a member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (1947).

Szilard, Leo

Leo Szilard (11.02.1898-30.05.1964) was a physicist.

Sabine, Wallace Clement

Wallace Clement Sabine (13.06.1868-10.01.1919) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Sabine, Edward

Edward Sabine (14.10.1788-26.06.1883) was an English physicist, astronomer and traveller, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1818) and its president in 1861—71.

Telegdi, Valentin

Valentin Telegdi (born 11.01.1922) was an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1968).

Teller, Edward

Edward Teller (born 15.01.1908) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1948).

Terenin, Alexander Nikolayevich

Alexander Nikolayevich Terenin (06.05.1896—18.01.1967) — a Soviet physical chemist, academician (1939; corresponding member 1932).

Tesla, Nikola

Nikola Tesla (10.07.1856-7.01.1943) was a Serbian scientist in the fields of electrical engineering and radio engineering.

Toepler, August

August Toepler (7.09.1836-5.03.1912) was a German experimental physicist and a corresponding member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1879).

Thibaud, Jean

Jean Thibaud (12.05.1901-21.05.1960) was a French physicist.

Ting, Samuel

Samuel Ting (born 27.01.1936) was an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1977).

Tyndall, John

John Tyndall (2.08.1820-4.12.1893) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1852).

Tinkham, Michael

Michael Tinkham (born 23.02.1928) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1970).

Thirring, Walter Eduard

Walter Eduard Thirring (born 29.04.1927) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Todorov, Ivan Todorov

Ivan Todorov Todorov (born 26.10.1933) was a Bulgarian theoretical physicist and a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1974).

Tolansky, Samuel

Samuel Tolansky (17.02.1907-1.03.1973) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1952).

Tolman, Richard Chace

Richard Chace Tolman (4.03.1881-5.09.1948) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1923).

Thomas, Llewellyn Hilleth

Llewellyn Hilleth Thomas (born 21.10.1903) was an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1958).