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Websites about the life, work, and contributions of individual scientists (both living and dead) who have made significant contributions in physics or related fields.

Sites in People

Hoff Lu, Father of Nuclear Energy in China
Book and documentary on the life story of a native scientist in China. If you want to know the history of nuclear physics in China, you must read this book.
Nobel Prize Internet Archive
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive contains up-to-date information of all current and former Nobel Prize laureates. Not affiliated with the official Nobel site.
Lawrence and His Laboratory
Scientific history of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's first 50 years (1931-1981).
Lectures on Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, and Einstein
Full lecture notes from an introductory course taught at U of Virginia.
Physicists on Stamps
Scanned images of stamps from around the world. Donated scans are welcome.
Pictures of Physicists
Pictures and drawings of famous physicists, a comprehensive collection.
Winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics
A comprehensive list of Nobel Prize Laureates in physics, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
Electronic archive containing over 75 brief scientific and biographic citations of original and important contributions 20th century women have made to physics.
Cornelius Lanczos Collection
Site announces the availability of the Cornelius Lanczos Collected Published Papers with commentaries. Lanczos (1893-1974) was one of the twentieth century's most versatile and innovative physicists and mathematicians. His papers cover an array of disciplines including general relativity, quantum mechanics, scientific computation, applied mathematics and numerical analysis.
Lawrence and the Cyclotron
Biography of Ernest Orland Lawrence, from the AIP Center for History of Physics which describes Lawrence's development of the cyclotron.
Important Physicists
Interrelationship between some selected physicists and between the physicists and their institutions. The period covered is roughly from the middle of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century.
Andrei Nikolaevich Kolmogorov
Very famous Russian physicist and mathematician of the twentieth century.
Anecdotes and Quotations of Physicists and Mathematicians
The collection of anecdotes, quotations, and trivia of great physicists and mathematicians
Ludwig Boltzmann
An overview of the life and work of Ludwig Boltzmann
Green, George
Includes biography and list of papers.
Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa
Page about 1978 Nobel Laureate in Physics

sub categories in People

Alvarez, Luis Alvarez, Luis
Einstein, Albert Einstein, Albert
Hooke, Robert Hooke, Robert
Tesla, Nikola Tesla, Nikola
Bohr, Niels Bohr, Niels
Faraday, Michael Faraday, Michael
Newton, Isaac Newton, Isaac

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Arts : Art History : Artists : D : Da Vinci, Leonardo Arts : Art History : Artists : D : Da Vinci, Leonardo
Arts : Literature : World Literature : American : Early : Franklin, Benjamin Arts : Literature : World Literature : American : Early : Franklin, Benjamin
Regional : Europe : United Kingdom : England : Cumbria : Society and Culture : People : Dalton, John Regional : Europe : United Kingdom : England : Cumbria : Society and Culture : People : Dalton, John
Science : Astronomy : History : People Science : Astronomy : History : People
Science : Astronomy : History : People : Copernicus, Nicolas Science : Astronomy : History : People : Copernicus, Nicolas
Science : Astronomy : History : People : Galilei, Galileo Science : Astronomy : History : People : Galilei, Galileo
Science : Chemistry : Nobel Prize in Chemistry : Nobel Laureates : Curie, Marie Science : Chemistry : Nobel Prize in Chemistry : Nobel Laureates : Curie, Marie
Science : Physics : Classical Mechanics : People Science : Physics : Classical Mechanics : People
Science : Physics : Electromagnetism : History : People Science : Physics : Electromagnetism : History : People
Science : Physics : Electromagnetism : History : People : Ørsted, Hans Christian Science : Physics : Electromagnetism : History : People : Ørsted, Hans Christian
Science : Physics : Mathematical Physics : People Science : Physics : Mathematical Physics : People
Science : Physics : Quantum Mechanics : People Science : Physics : Quantum Mechanics : People
Science : Physics : Quantum Mechanics : People : Feynman, Richard Science : Physics : Quantum Mechanics : People : Feynman, Richard
Science : Physics : Quantum Mechanics : People : Heisenberg, Werner Science : Physics : Quantum Mechanics : People : Heisenberg, Werner
Science : Physics : Relativity : People Science : Physics : Relativity : People
Science : Physics : Relativity : People : Hawking, Stephen Science : Physics : Relativity : People : Hawking, Stephen
Society : Philosophy : Philosophers : A : Aristotle Society : Philosophy : Philosophers : A : Aristotle

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Personnages historiques French : Personnages historiques
Personen German : Personen
Fysikere Norwegian : Fysikere
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