Pauling, Linus Carl
Linus Carl Pauling ( born 28.02.1901) - an American chemist and physicist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1933).
The history of physics
How the science took shape: discoveries and disputes, scientific schools, prizes and recognition.
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Popov, Alexander Stepanovich
Alexander Stepanovich Popov (16.03.1859 — 13.01.1906) — Russian physicist and electrical engineer, inventor of radio.
Porta, Giovanni Battista
Giovanni Battista Porta (between 3— 15.10.1535—4.02.1615)—Italian scientist.
Prévost, Pierre
Pierre Prévost (3.03.1751 -8.04.1839) - Swiss physicist, philosopher and man of letters.
Pringsheim, Peter
Peter Pringsheim (19.03.1881—20.11.1964) — German physicist.
Priestley, Joseph
Joseph Priestley (13.03.1733-6.02.1804) — English chemist, physicist and materialist philosopher, Fellow of the Royal Society (1767).
Proca, Alexandru
Alexandru Proca (16.10.1897-13.12.1955) — Romanian theoretical physicist.
Procopiu, Ștefan
Ștefan Procopiu (19.01.1890-22.08.1972) — Romanian physicist, member of the Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania (1955).
Prokhorov, Alexander Mikhailovich
Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov (born 11.08.1916) — Soviet physicist, one of the founders of quantum electronics, academician (1966; corresponding member 1960).
Petit, Alexis Thérèse
Alexis Thérèse Petit (2.10.1791-21.06.1820) — French physicist.
Ptolemy, Claudius
Claudius Ptolemy (2nd century AD) - an ancient Greek scholar, the author of the treatise “Great Mathematical Composition of Astronomy in Thirteen Books” (the Almagest, in its Arabic translation), which for more than a th…
Poiseuille, Jean Louis Marie
Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille (22.04.1799-26.12.1869) - French physiologist and physicist, a member of the French Academy of Medicine (1842).
Poincaré, Henri
Henri Poincaré (29.04.1854-17.07.1912) — French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and philosopher, a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1887).
Poisson, Siméon Denis
Siméon Denis Poisson (21.06.1781-25.06.1840) — French mechanician, mathematician and physicist, a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1812).
Sutherland, Gordon Brims
Gordon Brims Sutherland (8.04.1907-27.06.1980) — English physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1949).
Sakurai, Jun John
Jun John Sakurai (31.01.1933-1982) — American theoretical physicist.
Sagnac, Georges Marc Marie
Georges Marc Marie Sagnac (14.10.1869 — 26.02.1928) — French experimental physicist.
Saha, Meghnad
Meghnad Saha (6.10.1894-16.02.1956) — Indian physicist and astrophysicist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Segner, János András
János András Segner (9.10.1704-5.10.1777) — Hungarian mathematician and physicist.
Semenov, Nikolai Nikolayevich
Nikolai Nikolayevich Semenov (born 15.04.1896) — Soviet chemist and physicist, academician (1932; corresponding member 1929), and in 1963-71 vice-president of the USSR Academy of Sciences.