Skip to main content
All Physics

The history of physics

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

Material on this topic

Ritter, Johann Wilhelm

Johann Wilhelm Ritter (16.12.1776—23.01.1810) was a German physicist and chemist and a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (1804).

Ritz, Walther

Walther Ritz (22.02.1878-7.07.1909) was a Swiss theoretical physicist and mathematician.

Richmann, Georg Wilhelm

Georg Wilhelm Richmann (22.07.1711 — 6.08.1753) was a Russian physicist and an academician (1741).

Richter, Burton

Burton Richter (born 22.03.1931) is an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1977).

Rosenbluth, Marshall Nicholas

Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth (born 5.02.1927) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1969).

Rosenfeld, Léon

Léon Rosenfeld (14. 08.1904-5.04.1974) was a Belgian theoretical physicist.

Ronchi, Vasco

Vasco Ronchi (born 19.12.1897) is an Italian physicist.

Rossi, Bruno

Bruno Rossi (born 13. 04. 1905) is an Italian physicist and a member of the Accademia dei Lincei (1959).

Rochester, George Dixon

George Dixon Rochester (born 4.02.1908) is an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1958).

Rubinowicz, Wojciech

Wojciech Rubinowicz (22.02.1889-13.10. 1974) was a Polish theoretical physicist and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1952).

Rumford (Thompson), Benjamin

Benjamin Rumford (Thompson) (26.03.1753—21.08.1814) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1779).

Runge, Carl David

Carl David Runge (30.08.1856-3.01.1927) was a German physicist and mathematician.

Rayleigh (Strutt), John William

John William Rayleigh (Strutt) (12.11.1842 —30.06.1919) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1873), its president in 1905–08.

Ryutov, Dmitri Dmitriyevich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Ryutov (born 6.03.1940) is a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1976).

Ryazin, Petr Alexandrovich

Petr Alexandrovich Ryazin (born 20.10.1906) is a Soviet physicist, an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kirghiz SSR (1960) and its vice-president in 1960–65.

Papin, Denis

Denis Papin (22.08.1647-1712) was a physicist and engineer, one of the inventors of the steam engine, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1680) and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences.

Parasyuk, Ostap Stepanovich

Ostap Stepanovich Parasyuk (born 20.12.1921) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1964).

Pascal, Blaise

Blaise Pascal (19.06.1623-19.08.1662) was a French mathematician, physicist and philosopher.