Abbe, Ernst

Abbe, Ernst (1840-1905), was a German physicist and lens maker. He pioneered modern developments... More >>

Bednorz, Johannes Georg

Bednorz, Johannes Georg (1950-...), a German physicist, became known for his work on... More >>

Binnig, Gerd Karl

Binnig, Gerd Karl (1947-...), a German physicist, helped to invent the scanning tunneling... More >>

Born, Max

Born, Max (1882-1970), a German physicist, played a major role in the development of a branch of... More >>

Bothe, Walther

Bothe, BOH tuh, Walther (1891-1957), a German physicist, shared with Max Born the 1954 Nobel... More >>

Braun, Karl Ferdinand

Braun, Karl Ferdinand (1850-1918), a German physicist, made important contributions to the early... More >>

Clausius, Rudolf Julius Emmanuel

Clausius, KLOW zee uhs, Rudolf Julius Emmanuel (1822-1888), a German physicist, helped establish... More >>

Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel

Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel (1686-1736), a German physicist, developed the Fahrenheit temperature... More >>

Franck, James

Franck, James (1882-1964), a German scientist, collaborated with Gustav Hertz in 1914 to prove... More >>

Geiger, Hans

Geiger, GY guhr, Hans (1882-1945), was a German physicist who became famous for his work in... More >>

Hansch, Theodor Wolfgang

Hansch, Theodor Wolfgang, hehnsh, TAY oh dohr VAWLF gahng (1941-...), a German physicist, shared... More >>

Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von

Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von, HEHLM hohlts, HEHR mahn LOOT vihk FEHR dih nahnt fuhn... More >>

Hertz, Gustav

Hertz, Gustav, hurts or hehrts, GUS tahf (1887-1975), a German physicist, shared the 1925 Nobel... More >>

Hertz, Heinrich Rudolf

Hertz, Heinrich, hurts or hehrts, HYN rihkh, Rudolf (1857-1894), was a German physicist. He... More >>

Jensen, J. Hans

Jensen, YEHN zuhn, J. Hans (1907-1973), a German physicist, shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in... More >>