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Atomic and quantum physics

The structure of the atom, quanta and photons, spectra, quantum transitions.

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Borisevich, Nikolai Alexandrovich

Nikolai Alexandrovich Borisevich (born 21.09.1923) was a Soviet physicist, academician (1981; corresponding member 1972), academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Byelorussian SSR (1969) and president of the Academy…

Born, Max

Max Born (11.12.1882 - 5.1.1970) was a German theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of the new physics.

Bothe, Walther

Walther Bothe (8.1.1891 - 8.02.1957) was a German physicist and one of the pioneers of nuclear physics.

Breit, Gregory

Gregory Breit (born 14.07.1899) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1939).

Broglie, Louis de

Louis de Broglie (born 15.07.1892) is a French theoretical physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics, a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1933) and its permanent secretary in 1942 — 75.

Broglie, Maurice de

Maurice de Broglie (27.04.1875-14.07.1960) was a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1924).

Bragg, William Henry

William Henry Bragg (2.06.1862-12.03.1942) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1907), and its president in 1935—40.

Vainshtein, Boris Konstantinovich

Boris Konstantinovich Vainshtein (born 10.08.1921) — Soviet physicist and crystallographer, academician (1976, corresponding member 1962).

Weisskopf, Victor Frederick

Victor Frederick Weisskopf (born 19.09.1908) — American theoretical physicist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1952).

Van Vleck, John Hasbrouck

John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (13.03.1889-27.10.1980) was an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1935).

Van Hove, Léon

Léon Van Hove (born 10.02.1924) is a Belgian theoretical physicist and a member of the Belgian Academy of Sciences.

Weber, Joseph

Joseph Weber (born 17.05.1919) is an American physicist.

Weizsäcker, Carl Friedrich von

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (born 28.06.1912) is a German theoretical physicist and astrophysicist and a member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences.

Velikhov, Evgeny Pavlovich

Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov (born 2.02.1935) is a Soviet theoretical physicist, an academician (1974; corresponding member 1968) and vice-president (since 1977).

Wentzel, Gregor

Gregor Wentzel (17.02.1898-12.08.1978) was a theoretical physicist.

Vernov, Sergei Nikolayevich

Sergei Nikolayevich Vernov (10.07.1910-26.09.1982) was a Soviet physicist and an academician (1968; corresponding member 1953).

Wigner, Eugene Paul

Eugene Paul Wigner (born 17.09.1902) is an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1945).

Wilson, Alan Herries

Alan Herries Wilson (born 2.07.1906) is an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1942).