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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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Goldstone, Jeffrey

Jeffrey Goldstone (born 3.09.1933) is an English theoretical physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1977).

Gray, Stephen

Stephen Gray (1666-15.02.1736) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1732).

Gribov, Vladimir Naumovich

Vladimir Naumovich Gribov (born 25.03.1930) is a Soviet theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1972).

Green, Herbert Sydney

Herbert Sydney Green (born 17.12.1920) is an Australian theoretical physicist and a member of the Australian Academy of Science.

Groot, Sybren Ruurds de

Sybren Ruurds de Groot (born 18.04.1916) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1958).

Grove, William Robert

William Robert Grove (11.07.1811-1.08.1896) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1840).

Groszkowski, Janusz

Janusz Groszkowski (born 21.03.1898) is a Polish physicist and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1952), of which he was president in 1963 — 72.

Hooke, Robert

Robert Hooke (18.07.1635-3.03.1703) was an English physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1663) and its secretary in 1677 — 83.

Gustafson, Torsten Valdemar

Torsten Valdemar Gustafson (born 8.05.1904) is a Swedish physicist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Huygens, Christiaan

Christiaan Huygens (14.04.1629-8.07.1695) was a Dutch physicist, mechanician, mathematician and astronomer.

Dalton, John

John Dalton (6.09.1766-27.07.1844) was an English chemist and physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1822).

Daniell, John Frederic

John Frederic Daniell (12.03.1790—13.03.1845) was an English scientist and inventor, a Fellow of the Royal Society (1813) and its secretary in 1839—45.

Darwin, Charles Galton

Charles Galton Darwin (19.02.1887-31.12.1962) was an English theoretical physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1922).

Datsev, Asen Borisov

Asen Borisov Datsev (born 4.02.1911) is a Bulgarian theoretical physicist and a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1961).

Debye, Peter Joseph William

Peter Joseph William Debye (24.03.1884—2.02.1966) was a physicist and chemist and one of the founders of the theory of the solid state.

De Gennes, Pierre-Gilles

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (born 24.10.1932) is a French physicist and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1979).

Descartes, René

René Descartes (Latinised name Cartesius) (31.03.1596-11.02.1650) was a French philosopher, physicist, mathematician and physiologist.