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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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Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi

Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (01.06.1796-24.08.1832) was a French physicist and engineer, one of the founders of thermodynamics.

Carrelli, Antonio

Antonio Carrelli (01.07.1900-1980) was an Italian physicist, a member of the Accademia dei Lincei (1947) and its president.

Kaya, Seiji

Seiji Kaya (born 21.12.1898) is a Japanese physicist and a member of the Japan Academy (1961).

Kemble, Edwin Crawford

Edwin Crawford Kemble (born 28.01.1889) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1931).

Kepler, Johannes

Johannes Kepler (27.12.1571-15.02.1630) was a German scientist and one of the creators of celestial mechanics.

Kirkwood, John Gamble

John Gamble Kirkwood (30.05.1907-9.08.1959) was an American theoretical physicist and chemist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Kirchhoff, Gustav Robert

Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (12.03.1824-17.10.1887) was a German physicist and a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences (1875).

Clapeyron, Benoît Paul Émile

Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (26.01.1799—28.01.1864) was a French physicist and engineer and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1858).

Clausius, Rudolf Julius Emanuel

Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (2.01.1822-24.08.1888) was a German theoretical physicist, one of the creators of thermodynamics and of the kinetic theory of gases, and a corresponding member of the Berlin Academy of Scie…

Clay, Jacob

Jacob Clay (18.01.1882 - 31.05.1955) was a Dutch physicist.

Klement, Fedor Dmitriyevich

Fedor Dmitriyevich Klement (30.05.1903-28.06.1973) was a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR (1951).

Kozyrev, Boris Mikhailovich

Boris Mikhailovich Kozyrev (4.05.1905 —21.10.1979) was a Soviet physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1968).

Compton, Arthur Holly

Arthur Holly Compton (10.09.1892-15.03.1962) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1927).

Compton, Karl Taylor

Karl Taylor Compton (14.09.1887-22.06.1954) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Cohn, Emil Georg

Emil Georg Cohn (28.09.1854-28.01.1944) was a German theoretical physicist.

Conversi, Marcello

Marcello Conversi (born 25.08.1917) is an Italian physicist and a member of the Accademia dei Lincei (1970).

Copernicus, Nicolaus

Nicolaus Copernicus (19.02.1473-24.05.1543) was an outstanding Polish astronomer and the creator of the heliocentric system of the world.