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Charges and fields, electric current, magnetism and induction, gas discharges and plasma physics.

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Stoney, George Johnstone

George Johnstone Stoney (15.02.1826 — 5.07.1911) was an Irish physicist and mathematician, a member of the Irish Royal Society (1861) and its secretary for 20 years.

Tesla, Nikola

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

Tinkham, Michael

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

Thomson, Joseph John

Joseph John Thomson (18.12.1856-30.08.1940) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1884), its president in 1916-20.

Thomson (Kelvin), William

William Thomson (Kelvin) (26.06.1824-17.12.1907) was an English physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics, and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1851), its president in 1890-95.

Feinberg, Gerald

Gerald Feinberg ( born 27.05.1933) is an American theoretical physicist.

Ferraris, Galileo

Galileo Ferraris (31.10.1847-7.02.1897) was an Italian physicist and electrical engineer, a corresponding member of the Accademia dei Lincei (1891).

Fechner, Gustav Theodor

Gustav Theodor Fechner (19.04.1801 —18.02.1887) was a German physicist, philosopher and physiologist.

FitzGerald, George Francis

George Francis FitzGerald (3.08.1851-21.02.1901) - an Irish physicist, a member of the Royal Irish Academy and its secretary in 1881—89.

Voigt, Woldemar

Woldemar Voigt (2.09.1850-13.12.1919) was a German theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1900).

Frank-Kamenetsky, David Albertovich

David Albertovich Frank-Kamenetsky (03.08.1910-2.06.1970) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Franklin, Benjamin

Benjamin Franklin (17.01.1706 - 17.04.1790) was an American physicist and a political and public figure.

Heaviside, Oliver

Oliver Heaviside (18.05.1850-03.02.1925) was an English physicist and mathematician and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1891).

Hall, Edwin Herbert

Edwin Herbert Hall (7.02.1855-20.02.1938) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1911).

Hofstadter, Robert

Robert Hofstadter (born 5.02.1915) is an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1958).

Schwinger, Julian

Julian Schwinger (born 12.02.1918) is an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1949).