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Fowler, William Alfred (1911-1995), an American nuclear astrophysicist, developed a theory of the evolution and death of stars. For his work, Fowler was awarded half of the 1983 Nobel Prize for physics. The other half was awarded to the American physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who also worked on processes of stellar evolution. More »
Abrikosov, Alexei Alexeyevich (1928-...), a Soviet-born American physicist, won a share of the... More >>
Alvarez, AL vuh rehz, Luis Walter (1911-1988), an American physicist, won the Nobel Prize in 1968... More >>
Anderson, Philip Warren (1923-...), an American theoretical physicist, studied the physical... More >>
Bardeen, John (1908-1991), an American physicist, became the first person to win a Nobel Prize... More >>
Bethe, Hans Albrecht, BAY tuh, hanz AWL brehkt (1906-2005), an American physicist, won the Nobel... More >>
Bloch, blok, Felix (1905-1983), a Swiss-born American physicist, made important contributions to... More >>
Bloembergen, Nicolaas (1920-...), a Dutch-born American physicist, achieved acclaim for his... More >>
Brattain, BRAT uhn, Walter Houser (1902-1987), an American physicist, helped invent the... More >>
Bridgman, Percy Williams (1882-1961), an American physicist and philosopher of science, won the... More >>
Chamberlain, CHAYM buhr lihn, Owen (1920-2006), an American physicist, shared the 1959 Nobel... More >>
Compton, Arthur Holly (1892-1962), an American physicist, achieved great success, acclaim, and... More >>
Condon, Edward Uhler (1902-1974), an American physicist, became noted for his contributions to... More >>
Cooper, Leon Neil (1930-...), an American theoretical physicist, contributed to the development... More >>
Cormack, Allan MacLeod (1924-1998), a South African-born American physicist, contributed to the... More >>
Cornell, Eric Allin (1961-...), an American physicist, won a share of the 2001 Nobel Prize in... More >>
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