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Takibaev, Zhabaga Suleimanovich

Zhabaga Suleimanovich Takibaev (born 28.09. 1919) — a Soviet physicist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1958), and in 1961 -71 its vice-president.

Tamm, Igor Evgenyevich

Igor Evgenyevich Tamm (8.07.1895-12.04.1971) —a Soviet theoretical physicist, academician (1953; corresponding member 1933).

Taylor, Geoffrey Ingram

Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (7.03.1886—27.06. 1975) — an English physicist, Fellow of the Royal Society (1919).

Watt, James

James Watt (19.01. 1736-19.08.1819) —a Scottish inventor, the creator of the universal steam engine, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1784).

Uhlmann, Armin

Armin Uhlmann (born 19.02.1930) - a German theoretical physicist, member of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR (1972).

Fano, Ugo

Ugo Fano (born 28.07.1912) - theoretical physicist.

Faraday, Michael

Michael Faraday (22.09.1791-25.08.1867) — English physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1824).

Haga, Herman

Herman Haga (24.01.1852-11.09.1936) - Dutch physicist.

Celsius, Anders

Anders Celsius (27.02.1701-25.04.1744) — Swedish astronomer and physicist, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Cherenkov, Pavel Alexeyevich

Pavel Alexeyevich Cherenkov (born 28.07.1904) — Soviet physicist, academician (1970; corresponding member 1964).

Chudakov, Alexander Evgenyevich

Alexander Evgenyevich Chudakov (born 16.06.1921) - Soviet experimental physicist, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1966).

Chadwick, James

James Chadwick (20.10.1891-24.07.1974) — English experimental physicist, Fellow of the Royal Society (1927).

Ewald, Paul

Paul Ewald (born 23.01.1888) - German physicist.

Charles, Jacques Alexandre César

Jacques Alexandre César Charles (12.11.1746—7.04.1823) — French physicist, member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1803), and its president in 1816.

Shchelkin, Kirill Ivanovich

Kirill Ivanovich Shchelkin (17.05.1911 —8.02.1968) — Soviet physicist, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1953).

Edison, Thomas Alva

Thomas Alva Edison (11.11 1847-18.X 1931) — American inventor, member of the National Academy of Sciences (1927).

Edlund, Erik

Erik Edlund (14.03.1819-19.03.1888) was a Swedish physicist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.