SettingsEnglish physicists
Abraham Bennet
Abraham Bennet FRS (baptised 20 December 1749 - buried 9 May 1799) was an English clergyman and physicist, the inventor of the gold-leaf electroscope and developer of an improved magnetometer.
Abraham Bennet FRS (baptised 20 December 1749 - buried 9 May 1799) was an English clergyman and physicist, the inventor of the gold-leaf electroscope and developer of an improved magnetometer.
Abraham Brook
Abraham Brook (fl. 1789), was an English physicist.
Abraham Brook (fl. 1789), was an English physicist.
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose is a British journalist, writer, and nobleman.
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose is a British journalist, writer, and nobleman.
Alan Brewer
Alan West Brewer (1915 – 21 November 2007) was a Canadian-English physicist and climatologist.
Alan West Brewer (1915 – 21 November 2007) was a Canadian-English physicist and climatologist.
Alan Nunn May
Alan Nunn May was an English physicist, and a confessed and convicted Soviet spy, who supplied secrets of British and United States atomic research to the Soviet Union during World War II.
Alan Nunn May was an English physicist, and a confessed and convicted Soviet spy, who supplied secrets of British and United States atomic research to the Soviet Union during World War II.
Alexander R. Hamilton
Alexander Rudolf Hamilton (born 1967) is with the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Alexander Rudolf Hamilton (born 1967) is with the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Alexander Rankine
Alexander Oliver Rankine (8 December 1881 – 20 January 1956) was a British physicist who worked on the viscosity of gases, molecular dynamics, optics, acoustics and geophysics.
Alexander Oliver Rankine (8 December 1881 – 20 January 1956) was a British physicist who worked on the viscosity of gases, molecular dynamics, optics, acoustics and geophysics.
Alice Leigh-Smith
Alice Leigh-Smith was an English nuclear physicist.
Alice Leigh-Smith was an English nuclear physicist.
Anthony James Leggett
Sir Anthony James Leggett, KBE, FRS (born 26 March 1938, Camberwell, London, UK), aka Tony Leggett, has been a Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1983.
Sir Anthony James Leggett, KBE, FRS (born 26 March 1938, Camberwell, London, UK), aka Tony Leggett, has been a Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1983.
Archibald Low
Archibald Montgomery Low (1888 - 13 September 1956) was an English consulting engineer, research physicist and inventor, and author of more than 40 books.
Archibald Montgomery Low (1888 - 13 September 1956) was an English consulting engineer, research physicist and inventor, and author of more than 40 books.
Arthur Maitland
Arthur Maitland was born on the 7th December 1928 in Blackburn, England.
Arthur Maitland was born on the 7th December 1928 in Blackburn, England.
Arthur Mason Worthington
Arthur Mason Worthington CB, FRS (11 June 1852 in Manchester – 5 December 1916 in Oxford) was an English physicist and educator.
Arthur Mason Worthington CB, FRS (11 June 1852 in Manchester – 5 December 1916 in Oxford) was an English physicist and educator.
Arthur Prince Chattock
Arthur Prince Chattock, FRS (14 August 1860 – 1 July 1934) was a British physicist.
Arthur Prince Chattock, FRS (14 August 1860 – 1 July 1934) was a British physicist.
Arthur S. Lodge
Arthur S. Lodge (20 November, 1922 - 24 June 2005) was a prominent rheologist and the originator of the Lodge elastic liquid constitutive equation and inventor of the Lodge Stressmeter.
Arthur S. Lodge (20 November, 1922 - 24 June 2005) was a prominent rheologist and the originator of the Lodge elastic liquid constitutive equation and inventor of the Lodge Stressmeter.
Arthur Stewart Eve
Arthur Stewart Eve, CBE, FRS, FRSC (22 November 1862 – 24 March 1948) was an English physicist who worked in Canada.
Arthur Stewart Eve, CBE, FRS, FRSC (22 November 1862 – 24 March 1948) was an English physicist who worked in Canada.
Arthur W. Barton
Arthur Willoughby Barton was a noted headmaster, academic author and top-class football referee.
Arthur Willoughby Barton was a noted headmaster, academic author and top-class football referee.
B. V. Bowden, Baron Bowden
Bertram Vivian Bowden, Baron Bowden (18 January 1910 - 28 July 1989) was an English scientist and educationist, particularly associated with the development of UMIST as a successful university.
Bertram Vivian Bowden, Baron Bowden (18 January 1910 - 28 July 1989) was an English scientist and educationist, particularly associated with the development of UMIST as a successful university.
Basil Briggs
Basil Hugh Briggs was an English/Australian physicist, Reader in physics at the University of Adelaide, winner of the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize for outstanding contribution to physics in Aus...
Basil Hugh Briggs was an English/Australian physicist, Reader in physics at the University of Adelaide, winner of the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize for outstanding contribution to physics in Aus...
Bertha Swirles
Bertha Swirles, Lady Jeffreys (22 May 1903 – 18 December 1999), carried out research on quantum theory, particularly in its early days.
Bertha Swirles, Lady Jeffreys (22 May 1903 – 18 December 1999), carried out research on quantum theory, particularly in its early days.
Brian Cox (physicist)
Brian Edward Cox, OBE, is an English particle physicist, a Royal Society University Research Fellow and a professor at the University of Manchester.
Brian Edward Cox, OBE, is an English particle physicist, a Royal Society University Research Fellow and a professor at the University of Manchester.
C. F. Powell
Cecil Frank Powell, FRS was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery ...
Cecil Frank Powell, FRS was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery ...
C. Thomas Elliott
Charles Thomas Elliott (known as Tom Elliott), FRS, CBE, is a leading scientist in the fields of narrow gap semiconductor and infrared detector research.
Charles Thomas Elliott (known as Tom Elliott), FRS, CBE, is a leading scientist in the fields of narrow gap semiconductor and infrared detector research.
Cecil Frank Powell
Cecil Frank Powell (5 December 1903 – 9 August 1969) was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and...
Cecil Frank Powell (5 December 1903 – 9 August 1969) was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and...
Cecil Reginald Burch
Cecil Reginald Burch, FRS (12 May 1901 - 19 Jul 1983) was a British physicist and engineer.
Cecil Reginald Burch, FRS (12 May 1901 - 19 Jul 1983) was a British physicist and engineer.
Charles Benham
Charles Edwin Benham JP (pronounced Ben-am; 15 April 1860 in Colchester, Essex, England - 1 April 1929, also in Colchester) was a journalist, editing for many years the Essex County Standa...
Charles Edwin Benham JP (pronounced Ben-am; 15 April 1860 in Colchester, Essex, England - 1 April 1929, also in Colchester) was a journalist, editing for many years the Essex County Standa...
Charles Drummond Ellis
Sir Charles Drummond Ellis FRS (b.Hampstead, 11 August 1895; died Cookham 10 January 1980) was a physicist and scientific administrator.
Sir Charles Drummond Ellis FRS (b.Hampstead, 11 August 1895; died Cookham 10 January 1980) was a physicist and scientific administrator.
Charles Galton Darwin
Sir Charles Galton Darwin, KBE, MC, FRS was an English physicist, the grandson of Charles Darwin.
Sir Charles Galton Darwin, KBE, MC, FRS was an English physicist, the grandson of Charles Darwin.
Charles Glover Barkla
Charles Glover Barkla was a British physicist, and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1917 for his work in X-ray spectroscopy and related areas in the study of X-rays.
Charles Glover Barkla was a British physicist, and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1917 for his work in X-ray spectroscopy and related areas in the study of X-rays.
Charles Wheatstone
Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope, and the Playfair cipher.
Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope, and the Playfair cipher.
Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.
Clifford Charles Butler
Sir Clifford Charles Butler FRS was an English physicist, best known for the discovery of the hyperon and meson types of particles.
Sir Clifford Charles Butler FRS was an English physicist, best known for the discovery of the hyperon and meson types of particles.
Clifford Victor Johnson
Clifford Victor Johnson is an English theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Southern California Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Clifford Victor Johnson is an English theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Southern California Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Colin Humphreys
Sir Colin John Humphreys, CBE is a British physicist.
Sir Colin John Humphreys, CBE is a British physicist.
Cyril Hilsum
Cyril Hilsum CBE FRS FREng HonFInstP (born 17 May 1925) is a British physicist and academic.
Cyril Hilsum CBE FRS FREng HonFInstP (born 17 May 1925) is a British physicist and academic.
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood OM PRS was an English physical chemist.
Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood OM PRS was an English physical chemist.
David H. Lyth
Professor David Lyth is a researcher in particle cosmology at the University of Lancaster.
Professor David Lyth is a researcher in particle cosmology at the University of Lancaster.
David N. Payne
Professor David Neil Payne, CBE FRS FREng (born 13 August 1944) is a professor of photonics.
Professor David Neil Payne, CBE FRS FREng (born 13 August 1944) is a professor of photonics.
David Norman (ornithologist)
Professor David Norman (born 1949) is a British Chartered Physicist and ornithologist, he has lived in Cheshire since 1978.
Professor David Norman (born 1949) is a British Chartered Physicist and ornithologist, he has lived in Cheshire since 1978.
David Whiffen
David Hardy Whiffen FRS was an English physicist and pioneer of Infra-red and Electron Spin Resonance known for the "Whiffen Effect".
David Hardy Whiffen FRS was an English physicist and pioneer of Infra-red and Electron Spin Resonance known for the "Whiffen Effect".
David William Dye
David William Dye FRS was an English physicist who conducted much early work in, and proved the concept of, quartz clocks.
David William Dye FRS was an English physicist who conducted much early work in, and proved the concept of, quartz clocks.
Derek Abbott
Derek Abbott (3 May 1960, in South Kensington, London, UK) is a physicist and electronic engineer.
Derek Abbott (3 May 1960, in South Kensington, London, UK) is a physicist and electronic engineer.
Douglas Hartree
Douglas Rayner Hartree PhD, FRS was an English mathematician and physicist most famous for the development of numerical analysis and its application to the Hartree-Fock equations of atomic physi...
Douglas Rayner Hartree PhD, FRS was an English mathematician and physicist most famous for the development of numerical analysis and its application to the Hartree-Fock equations of atomic physi...
Duncan Wingham
Duncan Wingham is Professor of Climate Physics at University College London, and was the first Director of the Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling.
Duncan Wingham is Professor of Climate Physics at University College London, and was the first Director of the Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling.
E. Peter Raynes
Edward Peter Raynes MA (MA PhD Camb), C. Phys, FInstP, FRS is Professor of Optoelectronic Engineering at the University of Oxford (since 1998).
Edward Peter Raynes MA (MA PhD Camb), C. Phys, FInstP, FRS is Professor of Optoelectronic Engineering at the University of Oxford (since 1998).
Edmond Halley
Edmond Halley FRS (; 8 November 1656 – 14 January 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the epon...
Edmond Halley FRS (; 8 November 1656 – 14 January 1742) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the epon...
Edmund Clifton Stoner
Edmund Clifton Stoner (October 2, 1899, in Surrey, England – December 27, 1968 in Leeds, England) was a British theoretical physicist.
Edmund Clifton Stoner (October 2, 1899, in Surrey, England – December 27, 1968 in Leeds, England) was a British theoretical physicist.
Edward Arthur Milne
Edward Arthur Milne FRS (14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician.
Edward Arthur Milne FRS (14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician.
Edward Victor Appleton
Sir Edward Victor Appleton, GBE, KCB, FRS (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was an English physicist.
Sir Edward Victor Appleton, GBE, KCB, FRS (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was an English physicist.
Edwin Power
Edwin Albert Power (12 February 1928 – 31 January 2004) was an English physicist and a emeritus professor of applied mathematics at University College London.
Edwin Albert Power (12 February 1928 – 31 January 2004) was an English physicist and a emeritus professor of applied mathematics at University College London.
Eric M. Rogers
Eric M. Rogers was a British physics educator and teacher.
Eric M. Rogers was a British physics educator and teacher.
Ernest Marsden
Sir Ernest Marsden (19 February 1889 - 15 December 1970) was an English-New Zealand physicist.
Sir Ernest Marsden (19 February 1889 - 15 December 1970) was an English-New Zealand physicist.
Ernest William Titterton
Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG, Ph. D. was a nuclear physicist and professor.
Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG, Ph. D. was a nuclear physicist and professor.
Francis Everitt
C. W. Francis Everitt is a US-based English physicist working on experimental testing of general relativity.
C. W. Francis Everitt is a US-based English physicist working on experimental testing of general relativity.
Francis Hauksbee (scientist)
Francis Hauksbee the elder (1666–1713), also known as Francis Hawksbee, was an 18th-century English scientist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Francis Hauksbee the elder (1666–1713), also known as Francis Hawksbee, was an 18th-century English scientist, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Francis Jones (physicist)
Francis "Frank" Edgar Jones, FRS, MBE was a British physicist who co-developed the OBOE blind bombing system.
Francis "Frank" Edgar Jones, FRS, MBE was a British physicist who co-developed the OBOE blind bombing system.
Frank Farmer (physicist)
Frank Farmer OBE (18 September 1912 - 16 July 2004) was a pioneer in the application of physics to medicine, particularly in relation to the practical aspects of cancer treatment by radiation.
Frank Farmer OBE (18 September 1912 - 16 July 2004) was a pioneer in the application of physics to medicine, particularly in relation to the practical aspects of cancer treatment by radiation.
Frederick Charles Frank
Sir Frederick Charles Frank FRS was a British theoretical physicist.
Sir Frederick Charles Frank FRS was a British theoretical physicist.
Freeman Dyson
Freeman John Dyson FRS is a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering.
Freeman John Dyson FRS is a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering.
G. M. B. Dobson
Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson FRS was a British physicist and meteorologist who did important work on ozone.
Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson FRS was a British physicist and meteorologist who did important work on ozone.
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.
Geoffrey West
Geoffrey Brian West (born 1940) is a British theoretical physicist, former president and distinguished professor of the Santa Fe Institute.
Geoffrey Brian West (born 1940) is a British theoretical physicist, former president and distinguished professor of the Santa Fe Institute.
George Adolphus Schott
George Adolphus Schott (also referenced as George Augustus Schott) (25 January 1868 – 15 July 1937) was a British mathematician.
George Adolphus Schott (also referenced as George Augustus Schott) (25 January 1868 – 15 July 1937) was a British mathematician.
George Bacon
George Edward Bacon MA ScD (Cantab.) PhD (London) FInstP (born Derby, England, 5 December 1917) is a British nuclear physicist, specializing in neutron diffraction.
George Edward Bacon MA ScD (Cantab.) PhD (London) FInstP (born Derby, England, 5 December 1917) is a British nuclear physicist, specializing in neutron diffraction.
George Green
George Green was a British mathematical physicist who wrote An Essay on the Application of Mathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism.
George Green was a British mathematical physicist who wrote An Essay on the Application of Mathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism.
George Paget Thomson
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of...
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of...
George Rochester
George Dixon Rochester, was a British physicist known for having co-discovered, with Sir Clifford Charles Butler, a subatomic particle called the kaon.
George Dixon Rochester, was a British physicist known for having co-discovered, with Sir Clifford Charles Butler, a subatomic particle called the kaon.
George Singer
George John Singer was an English early pioneer of electrical research, noted for his publications and for lectures delivered privately and at the Russell Institution.
George John Singer was an English early pioneer of electrical research, noted for his publications and for lectures delivered privately and at the Russell Institution.
George Turner (UK politician)
George Turner (9 August 1940) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
George Turner (9 August 1940) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Gerald James Whitrow
Gerald James Whitrow ( June 9, 1912, Kimmeridge, Dorset - June 2, 2000) was a British mathematician, cosmologist and science historian.
Gerald James Whitrow ( June 9, 1912, Kimmeridge, Dorset - June 2, 2000) was a British mathematician, cosmologist and science historian.
Gilbert Stead
Gilbert Stead (1888 – 5 July 1979), was a professor of physics and pioneer in the development of radiology as a recognized medical specialty.
Gilbert Stead (1888 – 5 July 1979), was a professor of physics and pioneer in the development of radiology as a recognized medical specialty.
Goldsworthy Gurney
Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793–1875) was a surgeon, chemist, lecturer, consultant, architect, builder and prototypical British gentleman scientist and inventor of the Victorian period.
Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793–1875) was a surgeon, chemist, lecturer, consultant, architect, builder and prototypical British gentleman scientist and inventor of the Victorian period.
Gowin Knight
Gowin Knight FRS was an English physicist who, in 1745, discovered a process for creating strongly magnetized steel.
Gowin Knight FRS was an English physicist who, in 1745, discovered a process for creating strongly magnetized steel.
H. Stanley Allen
Herbert Stanley Allen was a pioneer in early X-ray research, working under J. J. Thomson at the University of London and alongside Nobel laureate Charles Glover Barkla at the University of Edinburgh.
Herbert Stanley Allen was a pioneer in early X-ray research, working under J. J. Thomson at the University of London and alongside Nobel laureate Charles Glover Barkla at the University of Edinburgh.
Harold A. Wilson (physicist)
Harold Albert Wilson (December 1, 1874–1964) was an English physicist.
Harold Albert Wilson (December 1, 1874–1964) was an English physicist.
Harold Max Rosenberg
Harold Max Rosenberg (26 August 1922, East Ham, London- 21 November 1993, Brazil), was a distinguished experimental physicist who is notable for two successful textbooks: Low Temperature Solid...
Harold Max Rosenberg (26 August 1922, East Ham, London- 21 November 1993, Brazil), was a distinguished experimental physicist who is notable for two successful textbooks: Low Temperature Solid...
Harry Boot
Henry Albert Howard "Harry" Boot was an English physicist who with Sir John Randall and James Sayers developed the cavity magnetron, which was one of the keys to the Allied victory in the Second...
Henry Albert Howard "Harry" Boot was an English physicist who with Sir John Randall and James Sayers developed the cavity magnetron, which was one of the keys to the Allied victory in the Second...
Henry Cabourn Pocklington
Henry Cabourn Pocklington (January 28, 1870 – May 15, 1952) was an English physicist and mathematician.
Henry Cabourn Pocklington (January 28, 1870 – May 15, 1952) was an English physicist and mathematician.
Henry Cavendish
Henry Cavendish FRS was a British scientist noted for his discovery of hydrogen or what he called "inflammable air".
Henry Cavendish FRS was a British scientist noted for his discovery of hydrogen or what he called "inflammable air".
Henry Coddington
Henry Coddington (1798/9, Oldbridge, County Meath — 3 March 1845, Rome) was an English natural philosopher, fellow and tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge and Church of England clergyman.
Henry Coddington (1798/9, Oldbridge, County Meath — 3 March 1845, Rome) was an English natural philosopher, fellow and tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge and Church of England clergyman.
Henry Minchin Noad
Henry Minchin Noad FRS (1815–1877), chemist and physicist.
Henry Minchin Noad FRS (1815–1877), chemist and physicist.
Humphrey Maris
Humphrey Maris is a physicist and a professor at Brown University.
Humphrey Maris is a physicist and a professor at Brown University.
Ian Fells
Ian Fells CBE, PhD, FREng, FRSC, FInstE, FIChemE, FRSE is Emeritus Professor of Energy Conversion at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and former chairman of the "New and Renewable Energy ...
Ian Fells CBE, PhD, FREng, FRSC, FInstE, FIChemE, FRSE is Emeritus Professor of Energy Conversion at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and former chairman of the "New and Renewable Energy ...
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS MP was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influent...
Sir Isaac Newton PRS MP was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influent...
James Atkinson (physicist)
James Robert Atkinson, MA, FInstP, FRSE, FRMetS, radar pioneer 1938-45, reader in Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University 1945-58, deputy-director of research at the nuclear establishment at Do...
James Robert Atkinson, MA, FInstP, FRSE, FRMetS, radar pioneer 1938-45, reader in Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University 1945-58, deputy-director of research at the nuclear establishment at Do...
James Chadwick
Sir James Chadwick CH FRS was an English Nobel laureate in physics awarded for his discovery of the neutron.
Sir James Chadwick CH FRS was an English Nobel laureate in physics awarded for his discovery of the neutron.
James Challis
James Challis FRS (12 December 1803 – 3 December 1882) was an English clergyman, physicist and astronomer.
James Challis FRS (12 December 1803 – 3 December 1882) was an English clergyman, physicist and astronomer.
James Prescott Joule
James Prescott Joule FRS was an English physicist and brewer, born in Salford, Lancashire.
James Prescott Joule FRS was an English physicist and brewer, born in Salford, Lancashire.
Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili OBE is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and science communicator.
Jim Al-Khalili OBE is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and science communicator.
John Ambrose Fleming
Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was an English electrical engineer and physicist.
Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was an English electrical engineer and physicist.
John Bond (physicist)
John W. Bond (born 1956) is an English physicist.
John W. Bond (born 1956) is an English physicist.
John Clarke (physicist)
John Clarke is an English physicist and a Professor of Experimental Physics at University of California at Berkeley.
John Clarke is an English physicist and a Professor of Experimental Physics at University of California at Berkeley.
John Clive Ward
John Clive Ward (August 1, 1924 – May 6, 2000), was a British-Australian physicist.
John Clive Ward (August 1, 1924 – May 6, 2000), was a British-Australian physicist.
John Cockcroft
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft OM KCB CBE FRS (27 May 1897 – 18 September 1967) was a British physicist.
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft OM KCB CBE FRS (27 May 1897 – 18 September 1967) was a British physicist.
John D. Barrow
John David Barrow FRS is an English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and mathematician.
John David Barrow FRS is an English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and mathematician.
John Dalton
John Dalton FRS (6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist.
John Dalton FRS (6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist.
John Frederic Daniell
John Frederic Daniell (12 March 1790 – 13 March 1845) was an English chemist and physicist.
John Frederic Daniell (12 March 1790 – 13 March 1845) was an English chemist and physicist.
John Herapath
John Herapath (May 30, 1790 - February 24, 1868) was an English physicist who gave a partial account of the kinetic theory of gases in 1820 though it was neglected by the scientific community at...
John Herapath (May 30, 1790 - February 24, 1868) was an English physicist who gave a partial account of the kinetic theory of gases in 1820 though it was neglected by the scientific community at...
John Holt (physicist)
John Riley Holt, FRS (15 February 1918 – 6 January 2009) was an English experimental physicist who played a part in the development of the atom bomb and later became one of the p...
John Riley Holt, FRS (15 February 1918 – 6 January 2009) was an English experimental physicist who played a part in the development of the atom bomb and later became one of the p...
John Hopkinson
John Hopkinson, FRS, (27 July 1849 – 27 August 1898) was a British physicist, electrical engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the IEE (now the IET) twice in 1890 and 1896.
John Hopkinson, FRS, (27 July 1849 – 27 August 1898) was a British physicist, electrical engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the IEE (now the IET) twice in 1890 and 1896.
John Mitchell Nuttall
John Mitchell Nuttall (21 July 1890 – 28 January 1958) was an English physicist, born in Todmorden.
John Mitchell Nuttall (21 July 1890 – 28 January 1958) was an English physicist, born in Todmorden.
John Nye (scientist)
John Frederick Nye (born 1923) is a glaciologist, with publications spanning more than six decades.
John Frederick Nye (born 1923) is a glaciologist, with publications spanning more than six decades.
John Pendry
Sir John Brian Pendry, FRS FInstP is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indexes and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak".
Sir John Brian Pendry, FRS FInstP is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indexes and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak".
John Randall (physicist)
Sir John Turton Randall, FRS, FRSE, (23 March 1905 – 16 June 1984) was a British physicist and biophysicist, credited with radical improvement of the cavity magnetron, an essential compon...
Sir John Turton Randall, FRS, FRSE, (23 March 1905 – 16 June 1984) was a British physicist and biophysicist, credited with radical improvement of the cavity magnetron, an essential compon...
John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John Theophilus Desaguliers
John Theophilus Desaguliers (pronounced day-za-güly-ay) (12 March 1683 – 29 February 1744) was a natural philosopher born in France.
John Theophilus Desaguliers (pronounced day-za-güly-ay) (12 March 1683 – 29 February 1744) was a natural philosopher born in France.
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John Ziman
John Michael Ziman (16 May 1925 – 2 January 2005) was a physicist and a humanist who worked in the area of condensed matter physics.
John Michael Ziman (16 May 1925 – 2 January 2005) was a physicist and a humanist who worked in the area of condensed matter physics.
Joseph Swan
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan was a British physicist and chemist, most famous for the invention of the incandescent light bulb before its independent invention by the American Thomas Edison.
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan was a British physicist and chemist, most famous for the invention of the incandescent light bulb before its independent invention by the American Thomas Edison.
Kalbe Razi Naqvi
Dr. Prof. Kalbe Razi Naqvi (Born-1944) is a British Pakistani physicist, who has been ordinarily resident in Norway since 1977, working as a professor of biophysics in the Norwegian University o...
Dr. Prof. Kalbe Razi Naqvi (Born-1944) is a British Pakistani physicist, who has been ordinarily resident in Norway since 1977, working as a professor of biophysics in the Norwegian University o...
Ken Pounds
Kenneth Alwyne Pounds, CBE, FRS is Emeritus Professor of physics at the University of Leicester.
Kenneth Alwyne Pounds, CBE, FRS is Emeritus Professor of physics at the University of Leicester.
Kenneth Allen (physicist)
Kenneth William Allen (17 November 1923 – 2 May 1997) was Professor of Nuclear Physics at the University of Oxford, England.
Kenneth William Allen (17 November 1923 – 2 May 1997) was Professor of Nuclear Physics at the University of Oxford, England.
Lewis Fry Richardson
Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS (11 October 1881 - 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist and pacifist who pioneered modern mathematical tec...
Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS (11 October 1881 - 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist and pacifist who pioneered modern mathematical tec...
Louis Essen
Louis Essen FRS O.B.E. was an English physicist whose most notable achievements were in the precise measurement of time and the determination of the speed of light.
Louis Essen FRS O.B.E. was an English physicist whose most notable achievements were in the precise measurement of time and the determination of the speed of light.
M. J. Seaton
Michael J. Seaton FRS (16 January 1923 - 29 May 2007) was an influential British mathematician, atomic physicist and astronomer.
Michael J. Seaton FRS (16 January 1923 - 29 May 2007) was an influential British mathematician, atomic physicist and astronomer.
Malcolm Perry (physicist)
Malcolm John Perry, is a theoretical physicist.
Malcolm John Perry, is a theoretical physicist.
Marjorie Williamson
Dame Elsie Marjorie Williamson, DBE was a British academic, educator, physicist and university administrator.
Dame Elsie Marjorie Williamson, DBE was a British academic, educator, physicist and university administrator.
Mark Newman
Mark Newman is a British physicist and Paul A. M. Dirac Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan, as well as an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute.
Mark Newman is a British physicist and Paul A. M. Dirac Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan, as well as an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute.
Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow
Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, OM, FRS is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist.
Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, OM, FRS is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist.
Martin Ryle
Sir Martin Ryle FRS was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.
Sir Martin Ryle FRS was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.
Maurice Pryce
Maurice Henry Lecorney Pryce (24 January 1913 - 24 July 2003 was a British physicist.
Maurice Henry Lecorney Pryce (24 January 1913 - 24 July 2003 was a British physicist.
Maurice Wilkes
Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes FRS, FREng, DFBCS (26 June 1913 – 29 November 2010) was a British computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing.
Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes FRS, FREng, DFBCS (26 June 1913 – 29 November 2010) was a British computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing.
Maurice Wilkins
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins CBE FRS (15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born English physicist and molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate whose research contributed to the ...
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins CBE FRS (15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born English physicist and molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate whose research contributed to the ...
Michael Duff
Michael James Duff FRS, FRSA is a British theoretical physicist and pioneering theorist of supergravity who is currently the Principal of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Abdus Salam Chair o...
Michael James Duff FRS, FRSA is a British theoretical physicist and pioneering theorist of supergravity who is currently the Principal of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Abdus Salam Chair o...
Michael Duff (physicist)
Michael James Duff FRS, FRSA is a British theoretical physicist and pioneering theorist of supergravity who is currently the Principal of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Abdus Salam Chair o...
Michael James Duff FRS, FRSA is a British theoretical physicist and pioneering theorist of supergravity who is currently the Principal of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Abdus Salam Chair o...
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, FRS was a British scientist, chemist, physicist and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Michael Faraday, FRS was a British scientist, chemist, physicist and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Michael Green (physicist)
Michael Boris Green FRS (born 22 May 1946) is a British physicist and one of the pioneers of string theory.
Michael Boris Green FRS (born 22 May 1946) is a British physicist and one of the pioneers of string theory.
Neil F. Johnson
Neil Fraser Johnson (b. 1961, Southend, Essex, UK) is a Professor of physics notable for his work in complexity theory and complex systems, spanning quantum information, econophysics, and conden...
Neil Fraser Johnson (b. 1961, Southend, Essex, UK) is a Professor of physics notable for his work in complexity theory and complex systems, spanning quantum information, econophysics, and conden...
Neville Robinson
Frank Neville Hosband Robinson was an English physicist.
Frank Neville Hosband Robinson was an English physicist.
Nicholas J. Phillips
Nicholas (Nick) John Phillips (26 September 1933 – 23 May 2009) was an English physicist, notable for the development of photochemical processing techniques for the color hologram.
Nicholas (Nick) John Phillips (26 September 1933 – 23 May 2009) was an English physicist, notable for the development of photochemical processing techniques for the color hologram.
Nigel G. Stocks
Nigel Geoffrey Stocks, born 6 September 1964, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, is a physicist notable for discovering suprathreshold stochastic resonance (SSR) and its application to cochlear impla...
Nigel Geoffrey Stocks, born 6 September 1964, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, is a physicist notable for discovering suprathreshold stochastic resonance (SSR) and its application to cochlear impla...
Norman Feather
Norman Feather, FRS 1945, FRSE 1946, PRSE 1967, was an English physicist.
Norman Feather, FRS 1945, FRSE 1946, PRSE 1967, was an English physicist.
Norman Kember
Norman Frank Kember (born 1931) is an Emeritus Professor of biophysics at the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and a Christian pacifist active in campaigning on issues of wa...
Norman Frank Kember (born 1931) is an Emeritus Professor of biophysics at the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and a Christian pacifist active in campaigning on issues of wa...
Norman Robert Campbell
Norman Robert Campbell (1880–1949) was an English physicist and philosopher of science.
Norman Robert Campbell (1880–1949) was an English physicist and philosopher of science.
Ofer Lahav
Professor Ofer Lahav (born Tiberias, Israel 1959) is the Perren Chair of Astronomy and Head of Astrophysics at University College London.
Professor Ofer Lahav (born Tiberias, Israel 1959) is the Perren Chair of Astronomy and Head of Astrophysics at University College London.
Oliver Heaviside
Oliver Heaviside FRS ( (18 May 1850 – 3 February 1925) was a self-taught English electrical engineer, mathematician, and physicist who adapted complex numbers to the study of electrical ci...
Oliver Heaviside FRS ( (18 May 1850 – 3 February 1925) was a self-taught English electrical engineer, mathematician, and physicist who adapted complex numbers to the study of electrical ci...
Oliver Joseph Lodge
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, FRS was a British physicist and writer involved in the development of key patents in wireless telegraphy.
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, FRS was a British physicist and writer involved in the development of key patents in wireless telegraphy.
Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, FRS (12 June 1851 – 22 August 1940) was a British physicist and writer involved in the development of key patents in wireless telegraphy.
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, FRS (12 June 1851 – 22 August 1940) was a British physicist and writer involved in the development of key patents in wireless telegraphy.
Oliver Penrose
Oliver Penrose FRS, FRSE (born 1929) is a British theoretical physicist.
Oliver Penrose FRS, FRSE (born 1929) is a British theoretical physicist.
Owen Willans Richardson
Sir Owen Willans Richardson, FRS was a British physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1928 for his work on thermionic emission, which led to Richardson's Law.
Sir Owen Willans Richardson, FRS was a British physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1928 for his work on thermionic emission, which led to Richardson's Law.
Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett OM CH FRS was an English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism.
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett OM CH FRS was an English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism.
Paul Davies
Paul Charles William Davies, AM (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, currently a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND: Center ...
Paul Charles William Davies, AM (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, currently a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND: Center ...
Paul Dirac
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, OM, FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, OM, FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.
Peter Barham
Professor Peter Barham is a Professorial Teaching Fellow in Physics at the University of Bristol, UK and visiting Professor of Molecular Gastronomy at the Royal Veterinary University in Copenhag...
Professor Peter Barham is a Professorial Teaching Fellow in Physics at the University of Bristol, UK and visiting Professor of Molecular Gastronomy at the Royal Veterinary University in Copenhag...
Peter Collinson (botanist)
Peter Collinson (January 1694 – 11 August 1768) was a Fellow of the Royal Society, an avid gardener, and the middleman for an international exchange of scientific ideas in mid-18th century London.
Peter Collinson (January 1694 – 11 August 1768) was a Fellow of the Royal Society, an avid gardener, and the middleman for an international exchange of scientific ideas in mid-18th century London.
Peter Higgs
Peter Ware Higgs, FRS, FRSE, FKC, is an English theoretical physicist and an emeritus professor at the University of Edinburgh.
Peter Ware Higgs, FRS, FRSE, FKC, is an English theoretical physicist and an emeritus professor at the University of Edinburgh.
Peter Mansfield
Sir Peter Mansfield, FRS,, is a British physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Paul Lauterbur, for discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging.
Sir Peter Mansfield, FRS,, is a British physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Paul Lauterbur, for discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging.
R. A. Stradling
Robert Anthony "Tony" Stradling (1937-2002), was a notable English semiconductor physicist, latterly professor of physics at Imperial College London.
Robert Anthony "Tony" Stradling (1937-2002), was a notable English semiconductor physicist, latterly professor of physics at Imperial College London.
R. E. Siday
Raymond Eldred Siday (1912–1956) was an English mathematician specialising in quantum mechanics.
Raymond Eldred Siday (1912–1956) was an English mathematician specialising in quantum mechanics.
Raymond Wilson (physicist)
Raymond N. Wilson is an English physicist and telescope optics designer.
Raymond N. Wilson is an English physicist and telescope optics designer.
Raynor Johnson
Raynor Carey Johnson was an English physicist and author.
Raynor Carey Johnson was an English physicist and author.
Reginald Victor Jones
Reginald Victor Jones, CH CB CBE FRS, was a British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in World War II.
Reginald Victor Jones, CH CB CBE FRS, was a British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in World War II.
Richard Glazebrook
Sir Richard Tetley Glazebrook KCB KCVO FRS (18 September 1854–15 December 1935) was an English physicist.
Sir Richard Tetley Glazebrook KCB KCVO FRS (18 September 1854–15 December 1935) was an English physicist.
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle, FRS, was a 17th century natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor, also noted for his writings in theology.
Robert Boyle, FRS, was a 17th century natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor, also noted for his writings in theology.
Robert Detweiler
Robert Detweiler (20 July 1930 – 8 December 2003) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, naval officer, and scientist of solid state physics.
Robert Detweiler (20 July 1930 – 8 December 2003) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, naval officer, and scientist of solid state physics.
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke FRS ( – 3 March 1703) was an English natural philosopher, architect and polymath.
Robert Hooke FRS ( – 3 March 1703) was an English natural philosopher, architect and polymath.
Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (28 August 1875 – 13 December 1947) was a British peer and physicist.
Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (28 August 1875 – 13 December 1947) was a British peer and physicist.
Rodney Cotterill
Rodney Michael John Cotterill Order of the Dannebrog (27 September 1933 – 24 June 2007) was an English-Danish physicist, and neuroscientist, who was educated at University College London (B.Sc.,...
Rodney Michael John Cotterill Order of the Dannebrog (27 September 1933 – 24 June 2007) was an English-Danish physicist, and neuroscientist, who was educated at University College London (B.Sc.,...
Roger Cashmore
Roger John Cashmore CMG (born 22 August 1944) is Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford and Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Oxford.
Roger John Cashmore CMG (born 22 August 1944) is Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford and Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Oxford.
Roger Cowley
Roger Arthur Cowley, FRS, FRSE, FInstPhys (born 24 February 1939) is an English physicist who has specialised in the excitations of solids.
Roger Arthur Cowley, FRS, FRSE, FInstPhys (born 24 February 1939) is an English physicist who has specialised in the excitations of solids.
Roger James Elliott
Sir Roger James Elliott (born 8 December 1928 in Chesterfield) is a British theoretical physicist specialising in the magnetic, semiconductor and optical properties of condensed matter.
Sir Roger James Elliott (born 8 December 1928 in Chesterfield) is a British theoretical physicist specialising in the magnetic, semiconductor and optical properties of condensed matter.
Ronald Rivlin
Ronald Samuel Rivlin (1915–4 October 2005) was an British-American physicist, mathematician, rheologist and a noted expert on rubber.
Ronald Samuel Rivlin (1915–4 October 2005) was an British-American physicist, mathematician, rheologist and a noted expert on rubber.
Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Elsie Franklin was a British biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal and...
Rosalind Elsie Franklin was a British biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal and...
Roy Miller (Principal)
Roy Frank Miller (b.1935) is a British academic, educator, physicist and university administrator.
Roy Frank Miller (b.1935) is a British academic, educator, physicist and university administrator.
Roy Miller (principal)
Roy Frank Miller is a British academic, educator, physicist and university administrator.
Roy Frank Miller is a British academic, educator, physicist and university administrator.
Roy Sambles
John Roy Sambles, FRS is an English experimental physicist.
John Roy Sambles, FRS is an English experimental physicist.
Russell Stannard
Russell Stannard is a retired high-energy particle physicist, who was born in London, England, on December 24, 1931.
Russell Stannard is a retired high-energy particle physicist, who was born in London, England, on December 24, 1931.
Samuel Tolver Preston
Samuel Tolver Preston (July 8, 1844 — 1917) was an English Engineer and physicist.
Samuel Tolver Preston (July 8, 1844 — 1917) was an English Engineer and physicist.
Samuel Walter Johnson Smith
Samuel Walter Johnson Smith FRS was an English physicist.
Samuel Walter Johnson Smith FRS was an English physicist.
Seweryn Chomet
Seweryn Chomet, FInstP, born 1930 in Drohobycz, Poland, was a physicist, author, journalist, historian, publisher, author, and former Visiting Research Fellow of King's College London.
Seweryn Chomet, FInstP, born 1930 in Drohobycz, Poland, was a physicist, author, journalist, historian, publisher, author, and former Visiting Research Fellow of King's College London.
Shahn Majid
Born in 1960 in Patna, Bihar, India Shahn Majid is an English pure mathematician and theoretical physicist, trained at Cambridge University and Harvard and since 2001 a Professor of Mathematics...
Born in 1960 in Patna, Bihar, India Shahn Majid is an English pure mathematician and theoretical physicist, trained at Cambridge University and Harvard and since 2001 a Professor of Mathematics...
Stephen Gray (scientist)
Stephen Gray (December 1666 – 7 February 1736) was an English dyer and amateur astronomer, who was the first to systematically experiment with electrical conduction, rather than simple generatio...
Stephen Gray (December 1666 – 7 February 1736) was an English dyer and amateur astronomer, who was the first to systematically experiment with electrical conduction, rather than simple generatio...
Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking, is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.
Stephen William Hawking, is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.
Stuart Palmer (physicist)
Stuart Palmer FREng, also known as S. B. Palmer, is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Interim Chair of the School of Life Sciences of the University of Warwick where he has been since 1987.
Stuart Palmer FREng, also known as S. B. Palmer, is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Interim Chair of the School of Life Sciences of the University of Warwick where he has been since 1987.
Sydney Chapman (mathematician)
Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970) was a British mathematician and geophysicist.
Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970) was a British mathematician and geophysicist.
Ted Bastin
Ted Bastin (b. Edward William Bastin, ca.
Ted Bastin (b. Edward William Bastin, ca.
Thomas Allibone
Thomas Edward Allibone, CBE, FRS (11 November 1903 – 9 September 2003) was an English physicist, his work included important research into particle physics, X-rays, high voltage equipment, and e...
Thomas Edward Allibone, CBE, FRS (11 November 1903 – 9 September 2003) was an English physicist, his work included important research into particle physics, X-rays, high voltage equipment, and e...
Thomas Bradwardine
Thomas Bradwardine was an English scholar, scientist, courtier and, very briefly, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Thomas Bradwardine was an English scholar, scientist, courtier and, very briefly, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Thomas Eckersley
Thomas Lydwell Eckersley FRS was an English theoretical physicist and engineer.
Thomas Lydwell Eckersley FRS was an English theoretical physicist and engineer.
Thomas Guidott
Thomas Guidott (1638–1706), an English "doctor of physik" and writer, became one of the 17th century's most prolific physical scientists.
Thomas Guidott (1638–1706), an English "doctor of physik" and writer, became one of the 17th century's most prolific physical scientists.
Thomas Ralph Merton
Sir Thomas Ralph Merton KBE, DSc, FRS (1888–1969) was an English physicist, inventor and art collector.
Sir Thomas Ralph Merton KBE, DSc, FRS (1888–1969) was an English physicist, inventor and art collector.
Tom W. B. Kibble
Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble, FRS, (born 1932) is a British scientist and senior research investigator at The Blackett Laboratory, at Imperial College London, UK. His research interests a...
Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble, FRS, (born 1932) is a British scientist and senior research investigator at The Blackett Laboratory, at Imperial College London, UK. His research interests a...
Tony Hey
Anthony John Grenville Hey CBE FREng FIET FInstP FBCS (born 1946) is a researcher and educator across a range of science and engineering fields.
Anthony John Grenville Hey CBE FREng FIET FInstP FBCS (born 1946) is a researcher and educator across a range of science and engineering fields.
Victor Emery
Victor John Emery was a British specialist on superconductors and superfluidity.
Victor John Emery was a British specialist on superconductors and superfluidity.
W. R. Dean
W. R. Dean was a British applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
W. R. Dean was a British applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
Wilfrid Basil Mann
Wilfrid Basil Mann (1908 - 2001) was a radionuclide metrologist.
Wilfrid Basil Mann (1908 - 2001) was a radionuclide metrologist.
William Astbury
William Thomas Astbury FRS was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules.
William Thomas Astbury FRS was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules.
William B. Bonnor
William Bowen Bonnor is a mathematician and gravitation physicist best known for his research into astrophysics, cosmology and general relativity.
William Bowen Bonnor is a mathematician and gravitation physicist best known for his research into astrophysics, cosmology and general relativity.
William Crookes
Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was a British chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, London, and worked on spectroscopy.
Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was a British chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, London, and worked on spectroscopy.
William Eccles
William Henry Eccles FRS (23 August 1875 – 29 April 1966) was a British physicist and a pioneer in the development of radio communication.
William Henry Eccles FRS (23 August 1875 – 29 April 1966) was a British physicist and a pioneer in the development of radio communication.
William Edward Ayrton
William Edward Ayrton FRS (14 September 1847 – 8 November 1908) was an English physicist and electrical engineer.
William Edward Ayrton FRS (14 September 1847 – 8 November 1908) was an English physicist and electrical engineer.
William Fletcher Barrett
Sir William Fletcher Barrett (10 February 1844 in Kingston, Jamaica – 26 May 1925) was an English physicist and parapsychologist.
Sir William Fletcher Barrett (10 February 1844 in Kingston, Jamaica – 26 May 1925) was an English physicist and parapsychologist.
William Francis Gray Swann
William Francis Gray Swann (August 29, 1884 – January 29, 1962) was an Anglo-American physicist.
William Francis Gray Swann (August 29, 1884 – January 29, 1962) was an Anglo-American physicist.
William Henry Bragg
Sir William Henry Bragg OM, KBE, PRS (2 July 1862 – 10 March 1942) was a British physicist, chemist, mathematician and active sportsman who uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with his son William Law...
Sir William Henry Bragg OM, KBE, PRS (2 July 1862 – 10 March 1942) was a British physicist, chemist, mathematician and active sportsman who uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with his son William Law...
William Hyde Wollaston
William Hyde Wollaston FRS was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering two chemical elements and for developing a way to process platinum ore.
William Hyde Wollaston FRS was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering two chemical elements and for developing a way to process platinum ore.
William Lawrence Bragg
Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH OBE MC FRS was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer of the Bragg law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determinati...
Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH OBE MC FRS was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer of the Bragg law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determinati...
William Mitchell (physicist)
Sir Edgar William John Mitchell, CBE, FRS (September 25, 1925 – October 30, 2002) was a professor of physics at Oxford, and helped pioneer the field of neutron scattering.
Sir Edgar William John Mitchell, CBE, FRS (September 25, 1925 – October 30, 2002) was a professor of physics at Oxford, and helped pioneer the field of neutron scattering.
William Penney, Baron Penney
William George Penney, Baron Penney OM, KBE PhD, DSc,, FRS, FRSE, FIC, Hon FCGI, was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London as well as ...
William George Penney, Baron Penney OM, KBE PhD, DSc,, FRS, FRSE, FIC, Hon FCGI, was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London as well as ...
William Roy Piggott
William Roy Piggott (18 July 1914 – 20 May 2008) was a student of Sir Edward Appleton who transferred a large group of German specialists from Austria into the British Zone of Occupation in Germ...
William Roy Piggott (18 July 1914 – 20 May 2008) was a student of Sir Edward Appleton who transferred a large group of German specialists from Austria into the British Zone of Occupation in Germ...
William Sturgeon
William Sturgeon (22 May 1783 - 4 December 1850) was an English physicist and inventor who made the first electromagnets, and invented the first practical English electric motor.
William Sturgeon (22 May 1783 - 4 December 1850) was an English physicist and inventor who made the first electromagnets, and invented the first practical English electric motor.
William Watson (scientist)
William Watson (3 April 1715 – 10 May 1787) was an English physician and scientist who was born and died in London.
William Watson (3 April 1715 – 10 May 1787) was an English physician and scientist who was born and died in London.
William Wilson (physicist)
William Wilson (born March 29, 1887 - died May 8, 1948) was an English-born physicist who spent much of his career in the United States.
William Wilson (born March 29, 1887 - died May 8, 1948) was an English-born physicist who spent much of his career in the United States.