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Altshuler, Semyon Alexandrovich

Semyon Alexandrovich Altshuler (born 24.09.1911) was a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1976).

Alfvén, Hannes

Hannes Alfvén (born 30.05.1908) was a Swedish physicist and astrophysicist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (from 1947).

Amirkhanov, Khabibulla Ibragimovich

Khabibulla Ibragimovich Amirkhanov (born 22.04.1907) was a Soviet physicist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR (1949) and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1970).

Ampère, André-Marie

André-Marie Ampère (22.01.1775 - 10.06.1836) was a French physicist, mathematician and chemist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1814).

Anderson, Philip Warren

Philip Warren Anderson (born 13.12.1923) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1967).

Arago, Dominique François

Dominique François Arago (26.02.1786 - 2.X 1853) was a French scientist and politician and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1809), from 1830 its permanent secretary.

Arkadyev, Vladimir Konstantinovich

Vladimir Konstantinovich Arkadyev (21.04 1884—1.XII 1953) was a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1927).

Artsimovich, Lev Andreyevich

Lev Andreyevich Artsimovich (25.02.1909—1.03.1973) was a Soviet physicist and an academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1953; a corresponding member from 1946).

Akhiezer, Alexander Ilyich

Alexander Ilyich Akhiezer (born 31.X 1911) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1964).

Baldin, Alexander Mikhailovich

Alexander Mikhailovich Baldin (born 26.02.1926) — is a Soviet physicist and an academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1981; a corresponding member from 1972).

Bardeen, John

John Bardeen (born 23.05.1908) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1954).

Barlow, Peter

Peter Barlow (13.10.1776-1.03.1862) was an English physicist and mathematician and a Fellow of the Royal Society (from 1823).

Baryakhtar, Viktor Grigoryevich

Viktor Grigoryevich Baryakhtar (born 9.08.1930) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1978).

Basov, Nikolai Gennadiyevich

Nikolai Gennadiyevich Basov (born 14.12.1922) is a Soviet physicist, one of the founders of quantum electronics, and an academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1966; a corresponding member from 1962).

Becquerel, Alexandre-Edmond

Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (24.03.1820-02.05.1891) was a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1863), its president in 1880.

Becquerel, Antoine Henri

Antoine Henri Becquerel (15.XII.1852-25.08.1908) was a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1889), its president in 1908.

Becquerel, Antoine César

Antoine César Becquerel (7.03.1788-18.1.1878) was a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1829), its president in 1838.

Bennet, Abraham

Abraham Bennet (1750-1799) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1789).