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The history of physics

How the science took shape: discoveries and disputes, scientific schools, prizes and recognition.

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Mandelstam, Leonid Isaakovich

Leonid Isaakovich Mandelstam (4.05.1879 —27.06.1944) was a Soviet physicist and an academician (1929; a corresponding member in 1928).

Mariotte, Edme

Edme Mariotte (1620-12.05.1684) was a French physicist, a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1666) and one of its founders.

Marconi, Guglielmo

Guglielmo Marconi (25.04.1874-20.07.1937) was an Italian physicist, engineer and entrepreneur and a member of the Accademia dei Lincei (1912), and from 1930 its president.

Marx, György

György Marx (born 25.05.1927) is a Hungarian theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1970).

Marsden, Ernest

Ernest Marsden (19.02.1889-15.12.1970) was a New Zealand physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (president in 1947).

Mach, Ernst

Ernst Mach (18.02.1838-19.02.1916) was an Austrian physicist and idealist philosopher.

Meitner, Lise

Lise Meitner (7.02.1878-27.10.1968) was an Austrian physicist and radiochemist.

Mendeleev, Dmitri Ivanovich

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (8.02.1834—2.02.1907) was a Russian scientist and a corresponding member of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1876).

Menon, Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar

Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon (born 28.08.1928) is an Indian physicist and a member of the Indian Academy of Sciences (1971), and its president in 1974 — 76.

Mössbauer, Rudolf Ludwig

Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer (born 31.01.1929) is a German experimental physicist and a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.

Massey, Harrie Stewart Wilson

Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey (born 16.05.1908) is an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1940), vice-president 1969 — 78.

Migulin, Vladimir Vasilyevich

Vladimir Vasilyevich Migulin (born 10.07.1911) is a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1970).

Miller, Dayton Clarence

Dayton Clarence Miller (13.03.1866-22.02.1941) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1921).

Minkowski, Hermann

Hermann Minkowski (22.06.1864-12.01.1909) was a German mathematician and physicist.

Mirianashvili, Matvei Mikhailovich

Matvei Mikhailovich Mirianashvili (5.10.1906-23.01.1975) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR (1974).

Mikhailov, Yuri Ananyevich

Yuri Ananyevich Mikhailov (born 1.01.1927) is a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR (1968).