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Atomic and quantum physics

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

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Javan, Ali

Ali Javan (born 27.12.1926) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1974).

Dzhelepov, Boris Sergeyevich

Boris Sergeyevich Dzhelepov (born 12.04.1910) is a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1953).

Dicke, Robert

Dicke, Robert (born 6.05.1916) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1967).

Dirac, Paul Adrien Maurice

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).

Duane, William

Duane, William (17.02.1872–7.03.1935) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1920).

Davisson, Clinton Joseph

Clinton Joseph Davisson (22.10.1881—1.02.1958) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

DuMond, Jesse William

Jesse William DuMond (11.07.1892-4.12.1976) was an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1953).

Elyashevich, Mikhail Alexandrovich

Mikhail Alexandrovich Elyashevich (born 21.08.1908) is a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Byelorussian SSR (1956).

Jacquinot, Pierre

Pierre Jacquinot (born 18.01.1910) is a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1966).

Joliot-Curie, Frédéric

Frédéric Joliot-Curie (19.03.1900-14.08.1958) was a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1943).

Zavoisky, Evgeny Konstantinovich

Evgeny Konstantinovich Zavoisky (28.09.1907—9.10.1976) was a Soviet experimental physicist and an academician (1964, corresponding member 1953).

Ziman, John

John Ziman (born 16.05.1925) was an English theoretical physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1967).

Zakharchenya, Boris Petrovich

Boris Petrovich Zakharchenya (born 1.05.1928) was a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1976).

Sommerfeld, Arnold Johann Wilhelm

Arnold Johann Wilhelm Sommerfeld (5.12.1868-26.04.1951) was a German theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1920).

Ivanenko, Dmitri Dmitriyevich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Ivanenko (born 29.07.1904) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Kagan, Yuri Moiseyevich

Yuri Moiseyevich Kagan (born 6.07.1928) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1970).

Kapitza, Petr Leonidovich

Petr Leonidovich Kapitza (born 9.07.1894) is a Soviet physicist and an academician (1939; corresponding member 1929).

Kastler, Alfred

Alfred Kastler (born 03.05.1902) is a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1964).

Catalán, Miguel

Miguel Catalán (9.10.1894-11.02.1957) was a Spanish experimental physicist and a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences (1955).