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Atomic and quantum physics

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

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Wien, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Wien (13.01.1864-30.08.1928) was a German physicist and a corresponding member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences.

Vonsovsky, Sergei Vasilyevich

Sergei Vasilyevich Vonsovsky (born 2.09.1910) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and an academician (1966; corresponding member 1953).

Wood, Robert Williams

Robert Williams Wood (2.05.1868-11.08.1955) was an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1912).

Haas, Arthur Erich

Arthur Erich Haas (30.04.1884-20.02.1941) was an Austrian theoretical physicist.

Galitskii, Viktor Mikhailovich

Viktor Mikhailovich Galitskii (8.09.1924—7.01.1981) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (from 1976).

Gamow, George (Georgiy Antonovich)

George (Georgiy Antonovich) Gamow (4.03.1904-20.08.1968) was an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1953).

Garibian, Gregory Markarovich

Gregory Markarovich Garibian (born 13.12.1924) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR (1971).

Goudsmit, Samuel Abraham

Samuel Abraham Goudsmit (11.07.1902—4.12.1979) was an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1947).

Geiger, Hans Wilhelm

Hans Wilhelm Geiger (30.09.1882-24.09.1945) was a German experimental physicist and a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1937).

Heisenberg, Werner Karl

Werner Karl Heisenberg (5.12.1901 - 1.02.1976) was a German theoretical physicist and one of the creators of quantum mechanics.

Gehrcke, Ernst

Ernst Gehrcke (1.07.1878-25.1.1960) was a German physicist.

Gerlach, Walter

Walter Gerlach (1.08.1889-10.08.1979) was a German experimental physicist and a member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences (1947).

Hertz, Gustav Ludwig

Gustav Ludwig Hertz (22.07.1887-30.10.1975) was a German physicist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR.

Herzberg, Gerhard

Gerhard Herzberg (born 25.12.1904) is a Canadian experimental physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1939), of which he was president in 1966—67.

Gombás, Pál

Pál Gombás (5.06.1909-17.05.1971) was a Hungarian theoretical physicist, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1946) and its vice-president (1949-58).

Gordon, Walter

Walter Gordon (3.08.1893-24.12.1939) was a German theoretical physicist.

Gross, Evgeny Fedorovich

Evgeny Fedorovich Gross (20.10.1897-4.04.1972) was a Soviet experimental physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1946).

Dyson, Freeman John

Freeman John Dyson (born 15.12.1923) is an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1964).

Debye, Peter Joseph William

Peter Joseph William Debye (24.03.1884—2.02.1966) was a physicist and chemist and one of the founders of the theory of the solid state.