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Nuclear physics and elementary particles

The atomic nucleus and radioactivity, nuclear reactions and reactors, accelerators, particles and their interactions.

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Zinn, Walter

Walter Zinn (born 10.02.1906) was an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1956).

Ivanenko, Dmitri Dmitriyevich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Ivanenko (born 29.07.1904) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Kemmer, Nicholas

Nicholas Kemmer (born 7.12.1911) is an English theoretical physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1956).

Kerst, Donald William

Donald William Kerst (born 1.02.1911) is an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1951).

Kowarski, Lew

Lew Kowarski (10.02.1907-30.07.1979) was a French physicist.

Cockcroft, John Douglas

John Douglas Cockcroft (27.05.1897—18.09.1967) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1936).

Komar, Anton Panteleimonovich

Anton Panteleimonovich Komar (born 30.05.1904) is a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1948).

Condon, Edward

Edward Condon (2.07.1902-26.03.1974) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1944).

Konstantinov, Boris Pavlovich

Boris Pavlovich Konstantinov (6.07.1910 —9.07.1969) was a Soviet physicist, an academician (1960; corresponding member 1953) and vice-president of the USSR Academy of Sciences (from 1967).

Krasin, Andrei Kapitonovich

Andrei Kapitonovich Krasin (21.05.1911—28.03.1981) was a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Byelorussian SSR (1960).

Cronin, James Watson

James Watson Cronin (born 29.09.1931) is an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1970).

Curie, Pierre

Pierre Curie (15.05.1859-19.04.1906) was a French physicist and one of the founders of the study of radioactivity, and a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1905).

Lattes, Cesare Mansueto Giulio

Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes (born 11.07.1924) is a Brazilian physicist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

Lauritsen, Charles Christian

Charles Christian Lauritsen (4.04.1892—13.04.1968) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1941).

Latyshev, Georgy Dmitriyevich

Georgy Dmitriyevich Latyshev (4.02.1907-3.04.1973) was a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1958).

Lederman, Leon Max

Leon Max Lederman (born 15.07.1922) is an American experimental physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1965).

Leipunsky, Alexander Ilyich

Alexander Ilyich Leipunsky (7.12.1903-14.08.1972) was a Soviet physicist and an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (1934).

Leite Lopes, José

José Leite Lopes (born 28.10.1918) is a Brazilian theoretical physicist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.