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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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Penzias, Arno Allan

Arno Allan Penzias (born 26.04.1933) is an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1975).

Pieńkowski, Stefan

Stefan Pieńkowski (28.07.1883-20.02.1953) was a Polish experimental physicist and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Perel, Vladimir Idelevich

Vladimir Idelevich Perel (born 24.08.1928) is a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1981).

Petržílka, Václav

Václav Petržílka (20.03.1905-9.07.1976) was a Czechoslovak experimental physicist and a member of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, of which he was vice-president in 1956 — 59.

Petrov, Vasily Vladimirovich

Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov (19.07.1761 - 3.08.1834) was a Russian physicist and electrical engineer and an academician (1815; corresponding member 1802).

Petzval, József

József Petzval (6.01.1807-17.09.1891) was an Austrian physicist and mathematician and a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (1849).

Pitaevskii, Lev Petrovich

Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii ( born 18.01.1933)—a Soviet theoretical physicist, a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1976).

Planck, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig

Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (23.04.1858 —4.10.1947) — a German theoretical physicist, the founder of quantum theory, a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1894) and its permanent secretary in 1912 — 38.

Planté, Gaston

Gaston Planté (22.04.1834-21.05.1889) — a French physicist.

Plateau, Joseph Antoine Ferdinand

Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau (14.10.1801 —15.10.1883) — a Belgian physicist, a member of the Belgian Academy of Sciences (1836).

Pniewski, Jerzy Maria

Jerzy Maria Pniewski ( born 1.06.1913)-a Polish physicist, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1971).

Pogány, Béla

Béla Pogány (1.04.1887-23.12.1943) — a Hungarian physicist, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1931).

Poggendorff, Johann Christian

Johann Christian Poggendorff (29.12.1796—24.01.1877) — a German physicist and publisher, a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1839).

Polvani, Giovanni

Giovanni Polvani (17.12.1892-11.08.1970) — an Italian physicist, a member of the Accademia dei Lincei (1948).