SettingsSwiss physicists
Aimé Argand
François Pierre Ami Argand (5 July 1750 – 14 October 1803) was a Swiss physicist and chemist.
François Pierre Ami Argand (5 July 1750 – 14 October 1803) was a Swiss physicist and chemist.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Alfred Kleiner
Alfred Kleiner (April 24, 1849–July 3, 1916) was a professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zürich, and was Albert Einstein's doctoral advisor or Doktorvater.
Alfred Kleiner (April 24, 1849–July 3, 1916) was a professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zürich, and was Albert Einstein's doctoral advisor or Doktorvater.
August Hagenbach
August Hagenbach was a Swiss Physicist working in Spectroscopy.
August Hagenbach was a Swiss Physicist working in Spectroscopy.
Auguste Arthur de la Rive
Auguste Arthur de la Rive (October 9, 1801 – November 27, 1873) was a Swiss physicist.
Auguste Arthur de la Rive (October 9, 1801 – November 27, 1873) was a Swiss physicist.
Auguste Piccard
Auguste Antoine Piccard (28 January 1884 – 24 March 1962) was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer.
Auguste Antoine Piccard (28 January 1884 – 24 March 1962) was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer.
Charles Soret
Charles Soret (born 23 September 1854, Geneva, Switzerland; died 4 April 1904) was a Swiss physicist and chemist.
Charles Soret (born 23 September 1854, Geneva, Switzerland; died 4 April 1904) was a Swiss physicist and chemist.
Charles Édouard Guillaume
Charles Édouard Guillaume (15 February 1861, Fleurier, Switzerland – 13 May 1938, Sèvres, France) was a Swiss physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 in recognition of the serv...
Charles Édouard Guillaume (15 February 1861, Fleurier, Switzerland – 13 May 1938, Sèvres, France) was a Swiss physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 in recognition of the serv...
Daniel Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Daniel Loss
Daniel Loss is a professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Basel.
Daniel Loss is a professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Basel.
Eduard Hagenbach-Bischoff
The Hagenbach-Bischoff system is a variant of the D'Hondt method, used for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation.
The Hagenbach-Bischoff system is a variant of the D'Hondt method, used for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation.
Egon Bretscher
Egon Bretscher was a Swiss physicist.
Egon Bretscher was a Swiss physicist.
Friedrich-Karl Thielemann
Friedrich-Karl "Friedel“ Thielemann is a German-Swiss theoretical astrophysicist.
Friedrich-Karl "Friedel“ Thielemann is a German-Swiss theoretical astrophysicist.
Fritz Fischer (physicist)
Fritz Fischer (born 9 February 1898 at Signau BE, Switzerland; died 28 December 1947 in Zurich, Switzerland) was a technical physicist and inventor.
Fritz Fischer (born 9 February 1898 at Signau BE, Switzerland; died 28 December 1947 in Zurich, Switzerland) was a technical physicist and inventor.
Georges-Louis Le Sage
Georges-Louis Le Sage (* June 13, 1724 in Geneva, † November 9, 1803 in Geneva) was a physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and hi...
Georges-Louis Le Sage (* June 13, 1724 in Geneva, † November 9, 1803 in Geneva) was a physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and hi...
Gregory Wannier
Gregory Hugh Wannier (1911 - 1983) was a Swiss physicist.
Gregory Hugh Wannier (1911 - 1983) was a Swiss physicist.
Hans Ziegler
Hans Ziegler was born in Winterhur, Switzerland, on 5 September 1919, and died in Estes Park, Colorado, on 5 August 1985.
Hans Ziegler was born in Winterhur, Switzerland, on 5 September 1919, and died in Estes Park, Colorado, on 5 August 1985.
Heinrich Greinacher
Heinrich Greinacher (May 31, 1880 in St. Gallen – April 17, 1974 in Bern) was a Swiss physicist.
Heinrich Greinacher (May 31, 1880 in St. Gallen – April 17, 1974 in Bern) was a Swiss physicist.
Heinrich Rohrer
Heinrich Rohrer is a Swiss physicist who shared half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerd Binnig for the design of the scanning tunneling microscope.
Heinrich Rohrer is a Swiss physicist who shared half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerd Binnig for the design of the scanning tunneling microscope.
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (17 February 1740 – 22 January 1799) was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the firs...
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (17 February 1740 – 22 January 1799) was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the firs...
Ingo Sick
Ingo Sick (born 1939) is a Swiss experimental nuclear physicist.
Ingo Sick (born 1939) is a Swiss experimental nuclear physicist.
Jack Steinberger
Jack Steinberger (born May 25, 1921) is a German-American physicist currently residing near Geneva, Switzerland.
Jack Steinberger (born May 25, 1921) is a German-American physicist currently residing near Geneva, Switzerland.
Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest
Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest (September 28, 1690 – March 29, 1766) was a Genevan military engineer, physicist and cartographer.
Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest (September 28, 1690 – March 29, 1766) was a Genevan military engineer, physicist and cartographer.
Jean Weigle
Jean-Jacques Weigle was a Swiss molecular biologist at the CalTech and a former physicist at the University of Geneva from 1931 to 1948.
Jean-Jacques Weigle was a Swiss molecular biologist at the CalTech and a former physicist at the University of Geneva from 1931 to 1948.
Jean-Daniel Colladon
Jean-Daniel Colladon was a Swiss physicist.
Jean-Daniel Colladon was a Swiss physicist.
Johann Jakob Balmer
Johann Jakob Balmer (May 1 1825 – March 12 1898) was a Swiss mathematician and mathematical physicist.
Johann Jakob Balmer (May 1 1825 – March 12 1898) was a Swiss mathematician and mathematical physicist.
Johann Jakob Müller
Johann Jakob Müller (1846–1875) was a notable physiologist and physicist.
Johann Jakob Müller (1846–1875) was a notable physiologist and physicist.
Jürg Fröhlich
Jürg Martin Fröhlich (b. 4 July 1946 in Schaffhausen) is a Swiss mathematician and theoretical physicist.
Jürg Martin Fröhlich (b. 4 July 1946 in Schaffhausen) is a Swiss mathematician and theoretical physicist.
Klaus Hepp
Klaus Hepp is a German-born Swiss theoretical physicist working mainly in quantum field theory.
Klaus Hepp is a German-born Swiss theoretical physicist working mainly in quantum field theory.
Konrad Bleuler
Konrad Bleuler (23 September 1912, Herzogenbuchsee – 1 January 1992, Königswinter) was a Swiss physicist who worked in the field of theoretical particle physics and quantum field theory.
Konrad Bleuler (23 September 1912, Herzogenbuchsee – 1 January 1992, Königswinter) was a Swiss physicist who worked in the field of theoretical particle physics and quantum field theory.
Konrad Osterwalder
Konrad Osterwalder is Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and currently serves as the Rector of the United Nations University.
Konrad Osterwalder is Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and currently serves as the Rector of the United Nations University.
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Ludwig Zehnder
Ludwig Louis Albert Zehnder ( 4 May 1854, Illnau – 24 March 1949, Oberhofen am Thunersee), Swiss physicist, inventor of an interferometer (See Mach-Zehnder Interferometer).
Ludwig Louis Albert Zehnder ( 4 May 1854, Illnau – 24 March 1949, Oberhofen am Thunersee), Swiss physicist, inventor of an interferometer (See Mach-Zehnder Interferometer).
Marc-Auguste Pictet
Marc-Auguste Pictet (July 23, 1752–April 19, 1825) was a physicist, chemist, meteorologist and astronomer from Geneva, Switzerland.
Marc-Auguste Pictet (July 23, 1752–April 19, 1825) was a physicist, chemist, meteorologist and astronomer from Geneva, Switzerland.
Marcel Guenin
Marcel Guenin is a theoretical physicist and mathematician, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Geneva.
Marcel Guenin is a theoretical physicist and mathematician, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Geneva.
Martin Lüscher
Martin Lüscher (born 1950) is a Swiss theoretical physicist, who works primarily on numerical quantum chromodynamics (lattice field theory).
Martin Lüscher (born 1950) is a Swiss theoretical physicist, who works primarily on numerical quantum chromodynamics (lattice field theory).
Pierre Prévost
Pierre Prévost was a Swiss philosopher and physicist.
Pierre Prévost was a Swiss philosopher and physicist.
Raoul Pictet
Raoul-Pierre Pictet (4 April 1846 – 27 July 1929) was a Swiss physicist and the first person to liquefy nitrogen.
Raoul-Pierre Pictet (4 April 1846 – 27 July 1929) was a Swiss physicist and the first person to liquefy nitrogen.
Res Jost
Res Jost (10 January 1918 – 3 October 1990) was a Swiss theoretical physicist, who worked mainly in constructive quantum field theory.
Res Jost (10 January 1918 – 3 October 1990) was a Swiss theoretical physicist, who worked mainly in constructive quantum field theory.
Robert Emden
Jacob Robert Emden (March 4, 1862–October 8, 1940) was a Swiss astrophysicist and meteorologist.
Jacob Robert Emden (March 4, 1862–October 8, 1940) was a Swiss astrophysicist and meteorologist.
Walter Kistler
Walter P. Kistler is a physicist, inventor, and philanthropist, born in 1918 in Biel, Switzerland.
Walter P. Kistler is a physicist, inventor, and philanthropist, born in 1918 in Biel, Switzerland.
Walther Ritz
Walther Ritz (b. February 22, 1878 in Sion, Switzerland - d. 7 July 1909 in Göttingen) was a Swiss theoretical physicist.
Walther Ritz (b. February 22, 1878 in Sion, Switzerland - d. 7 July 1909 in Göttingen) was a Swiss theoretical physicist.
Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.