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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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Siegbahn, Manne Karl Georg

Manne Karl Georg Siegbahn (3.12.1886—26.09.1978) — a Swedish experimental physicist, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1922).

Skłodowska-Curie, Maria

Maria Skłodowska-Curie (7.11.1867—4.07.1934) — a Polish and French physicist and chemist, one of the founders of the study of radioactivity.

Smekal, Adolf

Adolf Smekal (12.12.1895-7.03.1959) — an Austrian theoretical physicist.

Snyder, Hartland

Hartland Snyder (1913 -22.05.1962) was an American theoretical physicist.

Soloukhin, Rem Ivanovich

Rem Ivanovich Soloukhin ( born 19.11.1930) is a Soviet physicist, an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Byelorussian SSR (1977) and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1968).

Stevin, Simon

Simon Stevin (1548-1620) was a Dutch mathematician, mechanician and physicist.

Stokes, George Gabriel

George Gabriel Stokes (13.08.1819-1.02.1903) was an English physicist and mathematician and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1851).

Stewart, Balfour

Balfour Stewart (1.11.1828-19.12.1887) was a Scottish physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1862).

Sudarshan, Ennackal Chandy George

Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan (born 16.09.1931) was an Indian theoretical physicist and a member of the Indian Academy of Sciences.

Supek, Ivan

Ivan Supek (born 18.04.1915) was a Yugoslav physicist and a member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (1947).

Sabine, Wallace Clement

Wallace Clement Sabine (13.06.1868-10.01.1919) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Sabine, Edward

Edward Sabine (14.10.1788-26.06.1883) was an English physicist, astronomer and traveller, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1818) and its president in 1861—71.

Toepler, August

August Toepler (7.09.1836-5.03.1912) was a German experimental physicist and a corresponding member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1879).

Ting, Samuel

Samuel Ting (born 27.01.1936) was an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1977).

Todorov, Ivan Todorov

Ivan Todorov Todorov (born 26.10.1933) was a Bulgarian theoretical physicist and a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1974).